31.01.2011 10:28, Roy T. Fielding wrote: > On Jan 30, 2011, at 9:54 PM, Mykyta Yevstifeyev wrote: >> 30.01.2011 20:20, Roy T. Fielding wrote: >>> On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:03 AM, Mykyta Yevstifeyev wrote: >>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I'd like to resume the discussion on 'afs' URI scheme by citing RFC 4395: >>>> >>>>> In some circumstances, it is appropriate to note a URI scheme that >>>>> was once in use or registered but for whatever reason is no longer in >>>>> common use or the use is not recommended. In this case, it is >>>>> possible for an individual to request that the URI scheme be >>>>> registered (newly, or as an update to an existing registration) as >>>>> 'historical'. Any scheme that is no longer in common use MAY be >>>>> designated as historical; the registration should contain some >>>>> indication to where the scheme was previously defined or documented. >>>> So there is a sense in moving this scheme to Historical category since it fully matches to these guidelines. Therefore I do not consider such action as inappropriate for the 'afs' URI scheme. >>> No, there is no reason to publish a new document about a >>> scheme that was never used. It is obsolete. >> Roy, >> >> I think that the document like that may be found here: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-melnikov-mailserver-uri-to-historic/ is suitable for 'afs' URI scheme. This is the same situation as with the 'mailserver' URI scheme. > No, there is no reason to have that document either. We don't need > these useless exercises in bit pushing -- there are plenty of other > drafts that need writing about actual protocols that were (and are) > used on the Web as identifiers. afs, nfs, tn3270, and mailserver are > all examples of schemes that someone once thought might be a good idea, > but were in fact never used on the Internet. They are obsolete. Roy, Since these schemes are in Provisional category, it means that they are 'waiting for specification'. If no-one specifies them, they should be moved to Historical. That's clear, IMO. Mykyta > ....RoyReceived on Monday, 31 January 2011 11:20:45 UTC
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