Dear ModuleMeisters, I'm working with Index Data (www.indexdata.dk) to build a set of Perl modules for the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol (see the Z39.50 maintenance agency at http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/agency/ for background on Z39.50) Our code is now very close to the quality that we'd like before "going public" on CPAN, so it's time to register our namespace. It seems obvious that the right general area is Net::Z3950, although please shout if we've missed anything. At the moment, we have two separate modules -- one provides basic Z3950 services such as initialisation, searching and presentation (retrieval) of records; and the other provides a framework within which to build simple servers. We will shortly start work on a third module which will provides a unified interface to Z39.50's various hierarchical data formats. We propose to name these modules as follows: Net::Z3950::Services Net::Z3950::SimpleServer Net::Z3950::Data These names in contravention of the guidelines at http://www.cpan.org/modules/00modlist.long.html#2)Guidelinesfor which say -- Please avoid using more than one level of nesting for module names (packages or classes within modules can, of course, use any number). But given that these modules really are alternative and complementary within the domain of the network protocol Z39.50, we don't really see any alternative -- please advise if you are aware of one. Thanks for your attention, Mike Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.staff.tecc.co.uk/mike/
