RE: How to use the GL RR to define multiple locations within a campus.

[woods@most.weird.com (Greg A. Woods)]

[ On Tuesday, August 10, 1999 at 21:16:25 (-0500), Al Costanzo wrote: ]
> Subject: RE: How to use the GL RR to define multiple locations within a campus.
>
> Implying that LOC is a better concept because Lat and Long are constant are
> the BIG problem that GL resolves for moving objects.

LOC doesn't (at least as far as I've read and seen in its real-world
use) try to solve the problem of locating moving objects (with the
silliness of geo-synchronous objects and dynamic DNS updates aside).

> GL does a whole lot more than zip codes but many on this list are hung up on
> this one point and cannot see the bigger picture. (its a shame)

I'm still trying to understand why GL is any better than a TXT RR that
simply starts with the string "GL:", "sysLocation:", "Address:", ....   ;-)

(especially since getting a new RR into the DNS is enormously more
complex and "risky" endeavour than simply using what's already there)

> As I already explained in my response to Matt C.,as to how GL is far more
> sup. to LOC for moving objects. Did this letter not make the list as well?

I don't know.  In this case your reply shouldn't really have gone to the
list either -- my reply to you was purposefully not sent to the list.  ;-)

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