- From: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:13:00 +1100
- To: Alan Ruttenberg <alanruttenberg@gmail.com>
- Cc: "ietf-http-wg@w3.org Group" <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>, Atom Syntax <atom-syntax@imc.org>, www-tag@w3.org, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Yes, that's explicitly allowed. Cheers, On 01/12/2008, at 4:55 PM, Alan Ruttenberg wrote: > > OK. > If in a link header, do you imagine that relative URI for the target > would be acceptable? > -Alan > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:31 AM, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> > wrote: >> That's true, but it's an example, not a specification; furthermore, >> the head >> section is shown complete (i.e., there is a close tag) without a base >> element... >> >> It's important to differentiate between relative references in the >> relation >> type (e..g, rel) and the target URI. The text about not using in- >> document >> base URIs only applies to the relation type, not the target URI. >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> On 01/12/2008, at 2:19 PM, Alan Ruttenberg wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello Mark, >>> >>> One minor comment concerning the conversion the profile to link. In >>> that example, a relative URI is used as the target of the link. >>> Correct me if I am wrong, but couldn't the html document in which >>> the >>> original link was embedded have had an explicit <base> element? >>> Elsewhere you point out that the document <base> elements can't be >>> used to resolve relative URIs in Link headers. Therefore in some >>> cases >>> the example, if copied literally, would lead to errors. >>> >>> -Alan >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> This is a fairly substantial rewrite of the spec, based upon the >>>> observation >>>> that the link header really isn't the central concept here; it's >>>> link >>>> relations themselves. >>>> >>>> Changelog: >>>> >>>> o Inverted focus from Link headers to link relations. >>>> o Specified was a link relation type is. >>>> o Based on discussion, re-added 'rev'. >>>> o Changed IESG Approval to IETF Consensus for relation >>>> registrations >>>> (i.e., require a document). >>>> o Updated RFC2434 reference to RFC5226. >>>> o Registered relations SHOULD conform to sgml-name. >>>> o Cautioned against confusing relation types with media types. >>>> >>>> I'm particularly interested in feedback regarding registration >>>> requirements, >>>> as I think that's the biggest remaining sticking point. Note that >>>> it was >>>> previously "IESG Approval"; I've changed it to "IETF Review" (nee >>>> "IETF >>>> Consensus") so that a document is required. Also, I believe this >>>> still >>>> accommodates other standards orgs (like the W3C) using their >>>> processes to >>>> publish documents that register entries, just as with media types. >>>> >>>> Assuming this is acceptable and no serious shortcomings are found >>>> in this >>>> draft, I think this document is ready to progress; i.e., I believe >>>> (speaking >>>> as an individual) there is consensus within the Atom community to >>>> make >>>> the >>>> registry modifications, and the feedback I've heard from the HTML >>>> community >>>> is that it's not necessary to have a tight integration with HTML4 >>>> or >>>> HTML5. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>>> From: IETF I-D Submission Tool <idsubmission@ietf.org> >>>>> Date: 1 December 2008 12:03:54 PM >>>>> To: mnot@mnot.net >>>>> Subject: New Version Notification for >>>>> draft-nottingham-http-link-header-03 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> A new version of I-D, draft-nottingham-http-link-header-03.txt >>>>> has been >>>>> successfuly submitted by Mark Nottingham and posted to the IETF >>>>> repository. >>>>> >>>>> Filename: draft-nottingham-http-link-header >>>>> Revision: 03 >>>>> Title: Link Relations and HTTP Header Linking >>>>> Creation_date: 2008-12-01 >>>>> WG ID: Independent Submission >>>>> Number_of_pages: 15 >>>>> >>>>> Abstract: >>>>> This document specifies relation types for Web links, and >>>>> defines a >>>>> registry for them. It also defines how to send such links in HTTP >>>>> headers with the Link header-field. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The IETF Secretariat. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/ >> >> > -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/
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