- From: Leo O'Campo <leoocampo@adelphia.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:22:34 +0900
- To: uri@w3.org
First Id like to alert you that there are several broken links in the section of your site dedicated to URI schemes: <http://www.w3.org/Addressing/schemes.html>http://www.w3.org/Addressing/sche mes.html Second, I would like to ask a question. I am a college student interested in Web development and learning about related technologies. I have come across URL's/URI's like: aim:goim?screenname=ScreenNameHere&message=Message+Text+Here This link will attempt to open AOL Instant Messenger (if not already open) and actually send data to and/or perform an action in the AIM program. Forinstance, the above link would open an IM window ready to be send the message "Message Text Here" to the person with the screem name "ScreenNameHere" (substitute realvalues for the place holders I provided). I have seen similar URI's/URl's that attempt to envoke actions in programs such as Napster, Yahoo Instant Messenger and several others. This is similar to the way a "mailto:" URI opens your default mail program with the exception that these URI's are much less common than email links and that they can do much more. Another difference is that these methods almost always prompt the user to ask if he wishes to allow the action. This all apears to be an issue adressed on your section about URI schemes, but one that is done so vaugley and not very comprehensibly. I dont even know how to refer to these types of URI's or what this technique is called, but I would like to learn more in general about the technology. If you could send me back any helpful info other than what I've already seen on your site, Id apreciate it. Id also like to see a more formal description and definition on your site about what exactly it is that makes these "special" links work, and more detailed inforamation on the various schemes and actions you can use them to perform. For instances I can not only create a clickable link on a webpage that would send me an instant message but I could also create one that, when clicked on, would add my screen name to the users buddy list. It's of interest to me to know how much I could do using nuthing more than a clickable link tat is nearly impossible with any other technique. Creating a link that would open a ready to go napster window already set up to search for a particular song and artist. This would be invaluable for an artist's website. I'd like to know more intricate knowlege about all this and exactly what the limits and capabillities of it are. Thank you.
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