- From: John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>
- Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 07:05:39 -0400
- To: Israel Viente <israel_viente@il.vio.com>
- Cc: uri@w3.org
Israel Viente scripsit:
> 1. Can I describe the UNC path
> "\\file_server\share\file.txt"
>
> by "file://file_server/share/file.txt" ?
>
> 2. Is "file://10.213.123.23/c:/temp/file.txt" a valid file URL ?
>
> 3. Are "file:///c:/temp" and file:///c/temp (without the ":") equivalent ?
>
> 4. Is it right to say that the file URL "file:///outputFile" has meaning in Unix platform (/outputFile)
> but has no defined meaning in Windows or Macintosh platforms (since there is no single root disk) ?
>
> 5. How should I describe Unix root directory : file:/// (3 "/") or file://// (4 "/") ?
The answers to all your questions are system- and even library-dependent,
as file: explicitly depends on the conventions of the local system
(except for using / as the hierarchical separator). Most systems ignore
the host field, but the old libwww treated a host field other than
localhost as meaning "use FTP instead". UNC support is certainly
possible; whether anyone does it is another question.
--
John Cowan www.ccil.org/~cowan www.reutershealth.com jcowan@reutershealth.com
In might the Feanorians / that swore the unforgotten oath
brought war into Arvernien / with burning and with broken troth.
and Elwing from her fastness dim / then cast her in the waters wide,
but like a mew was swiftly borne, / uplifted o'er the roaring tide.
--the Earendillinwe
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