Proxy Server
This web form will enable you to resolve individual
handles and view their associated values. It uses a proxy server, which
understands both the Handle System protocol and HTTP protocol.
Simply appending a handle to the URL
http://hdl.handle.net/ and giving the
string to a browser as a location will also resolve that handle, but using this
form will enable you to see all of the handles values.
Options:
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Don't Redirect to URLs:
If you type a handle into the text box, and that handle has a
URL associated with it as one of its values, the proxy server will instruct
your browser to display the location of that URL. If you select
"Don't Redirect to URLs", the proxy will simply list the value.
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Authoritative:
The Handle System uses caching to speed handle
resolution. If you check "Authoritative Query", the proxy will bypass
the cache, go directly to the responsible handle server, and then refresh the
cache with the data for that handle.
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Don't Follow Aliases:
Some handles have HS_ALIAS values that indicate that its data
is stored in a different handle. By default, the handle proxy will
recursively follow aliases to their endpoint. Selecting this option disables
this behavior.
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