RE: Clarification of URI vs. Resource

From RFC 2396:

>    The query component is a string of information to be interpreted by
>    the resource.

> This implies to me that if it is to be interpreted by the resource, it
> cannot also be identifying that resource.  My rationale is the resource
> needs to be identified first, before the query component can be
> passed to it for interpretation, hence the query component cannot be part
of
> the resource identifier.

I can see now how you'd come to that conclusion; it does sound that
way. But I'll claim that we didn't MEAN IT.

Larry