This is something that really should be done under the auspices of the IETF. Folks interested in this should ask the IETF to set up a WG and they should include

This is something that really should be done under the auspices of the IETF. Folks interested in this should ask the IETF to set up a WG and they should include a generic network database protocol (or protocols) as one of the goals. Some people will just want to work out the URI issue but others will be interested in seeing through the larger issues.