RE: "duri" as a URI-based URN scheme

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Lilley [mailto:chris@w3.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:41 AM
> To: www-tag@w3.org; Larry Masinter
> Subject: Re: "duri" as a URI-based URN scheme
> 
> I thought that was a little crazy, if its Not On the Web then why
> specify the protocol that you don't use?
> 
> Hence my on-the-fly suggestion for a new protocol, defined to be
> non-dereferenceable, for things which are Not On the Web
> 
> now://

Thanks.  I think I understand (and personally agree, think it would have
been a great addition to the namespaces spec 4 years ago, but do NOT want to
pursue it). As best I understand the various responses, everything worth
mentioning on the web could be on the Web as an HTTP-referenceable
description of that thing.  The TAG itself seems to have determined that the
practical value of worrying about this further seems to be negligable.  

Is that about right?

Received on Tuesday, 8 October 2002 12:00:24 UTC