- From: Larry Masinter <LMM@acm.org>
- Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:41:15 -0800
- To: uri@w3.org
The RFC 2396 definition for fragments allows URI implementations to assume that the URI can be separated from its fragment, the URI handed off to a separate URI access mechanism, and the fragment applied after the results have been accessed, without reference to the scheme or any of the other components of the URI. This is a reasonable assumption, works well for schemes that have associated GET semantics, including "file", "ftp", "http", "data", "cid" and many others. Allowing schemes to define scheme-specific fragment interpretations would be a mistake. > Might it be impertinent to suggest that these document represent a legacy > view on the function of fragment identifiers in URIs? The document in question is attempting to move from "DRAFT STANDARD" to "STANDARD", and a legacy view is appropriate. Larry
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