On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Berry, Irene (CIV) <icbe...@nps.edu> wrote: > We're trying to figure something out about what happens to handles, once an > item is expunged. Is that handle then gone forever from the pool of > available handles, or does the handle server consider that number available > for reuse? Could it cause conflicts, if the number is reused?
The handles are implemented in database as sequences, so they only ever grow and are never reused automatically. Even though you could manually reuse handles by editing the database directly, you should never do that if you're using handle.net. If you're not using handle.net (i.e. if you have the default handle prefix 123456789), you can do whatever you want. The consequence of reusing identifiers could be that someone linked to the old item, but something else now takes its place, which defeats their whole purpose. Regards, ~~helix84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
