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ABSTRACT

In this paper we present an open namespace for web resources under the URI scheme to://. It is a web indirection service that converts URLs-to-URLs (i.e. to:// -> http://) and introduces the novel concept of Web Top Level Domains (wTLDs). Every wTLD like to://hypertext refers to an URL like http://www.ht2009.org and it is possible to resolve subdomains under these wTLDs (to://2008.hypertext, to://proceedings.2008.hypertext).

The overall architecture is based on browser plugins and web server software using standard protocols like HTTP and XML to resolve domains under the to:// URI scheme. Furthermore, the infrastructure also provides an open search engine over domain names using meta-information like tags or geo-location. We present a running prototype of this system called Socialdns.net hosting more than 2,000 domains.

REFERENCES

• 1: SocialDNS. http://www.socialdns.net
• 2: Committee on Internet Navigation and the Domain Name System. Signposts in Cyberspace: The Domain Name System and Internet Navigation. National Academies Press. 2005.
• 3: N. Popp , M. Mealling , M. Moseley, Common Name Resolution Protocol (CNRP), RFC Editor, 2002
• 4: M. Mealling, The 'go' URI Scheme for the Common Name Resolution Protocol, RFC Editor, 2002

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.4 Hypertext/Hypermedia
          Subjects: Navigation

General Terms:
Design, Standardization

Keywords:
namespaces, top level domains, web naming