Re: 5.1.2 Request-URI

> 5.1.2 says:
>              Request-URI    = "*" | absoluteURI | abs_path
> 
> The intent is to require a specific form of absoluteURI, but the syntax
> at 3.2.1:
>              absoluteURI    = scheme ":" *( uchar | reserved )
> allows something much broader.

The syntax is correct.  The intent is to allow any form of absolute URI.

> What can/should we say about "scheme"?

Nothing beyond what is already said.


 ...Roy T. Fielding
    Department of Information & Computer Science    (fielding@ics.uci.edu)
    University of California, Irvine, CA 92717-3425    fax:+1(714)824-4056
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Received on Thursday, 25 April 1996 07:49:29 UTC