Re: http, the whole http, nothing but http

On 2003-10-03 17:19, "ext Tim Bray" <tbray@textuality.com> wrote:

> 
> Graham Klyne wrote:
> 
>> As such, I regard his comment not as describing a model but
>> explaining a possibility, which in turn suggests (to me) that a model
>> that depends on hard-and-fast distinctions between identifiers and
>> locators doesn't always stand up.
> 
> I am among those who find the name/locator distinction hard to
> understand in theory and of little use in practice.

I once was a strong proponent of this distinction, but after
a good REST ;-) came to appreciate its illusionary character.

Patrick

Received on Friday, 3 October 2003 10:48:09 UTC