RE: QName URI Scheme Re-Visited, Revised, and Revealing

Sean Palmer wrote:
> I think you'll find that a) FragID syntax is independant of 
> URI scheme [...]

I'm not convinced this is true.  The definition of a fragment
identifier says (at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt):

  When a URI reference is used to perform a retrieval action on the
  identified resource, the optional fragment identifier, separated from
  the URI by a crosshatch ("#") character, consists of additional
  reference information to be interpreted by the user agent after the
  retrieval action has been successfully completed.  As such, it is not
  part of a URI, but is often used in conjunction with a URI.

This specifically defines a fragment URI as information related
to a retrieval action.  Therefore one could argue that it doesn't make 
sense to have a fragment identifier if the URI scheme is intended to
denote names with no implied retrieval mechanism.

- Stephen

Received on Friday, 24 August 2001 02:21:23 UTC