Re: SturdyRef expiration dates

On Mar 21, 2008, at 11:39, Karp, Alan H wrote:

> One use for an exipration date on a sturdy ref is to reflect the  
> term of a contract, an approach we described in our Zebra Copy  
> paper.  You don't have to remember to revoke it when the contract  
> period is over.

At issue is not the actual *expiration*, deleting a swiss-number-to- 
object mapping; timed expiration will remain in place. We're  
discussing whether a SturdyRef object/URL, which is what the  
*clients* hold, should contain an alleged expiration date.

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Kevin Reid                            <http://homepage.mac.com/kpreid/>