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If PURLs are widely used, won PURL servers become hopelessly overloaded?

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If PURLs are widely used, won PURL servers become hopelessly overloaded?

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The PURL architecture is based on existing distributed technology: the Domain Name Service (DNS) and the HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP). Servers can be distributed widely, run by a wide spectrum of organizations with a commitment to maintaining persistent naming schemes (Libraries, government organizations, publishers and others).