- From: Dare Obasanjo <dareo@microsoft.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 21:14:27 -0700
- To: "Roy T. Fielding" <fielding@apache.org>, "Champion, Mike" <Mike.Champion@SoftwareAG-USA.com>
- Cc: <www-tag@w3.org>
> -----Original Message----- > From: Roy T. Fielding [mailto:fielding@apache.org] > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:05 PM > To: Champion, Mike > Cc: 'www-tag@w3.org' > > In my 8 years of experience as co-author of the HTTP and URI > standards and core developer for the Apache httpd Web server, > I have never once met a user of Web software who was confused > by the use of an http URI as an identifier. That's impressive. I meet people who are confused by HTTP URLs used as identifiers on a weekly basis. Of course, working with XML I am on the forefront of the grand experiment that is using HTTP URLs as identifiers. PS: I wouldn't call the use of HTTP URLs on the WWW as utilizing them as URIs so I'm wondering where you found users of "web software" who encounter HTTP URLs which are used as identifiers. -- PITHY WORDS OF WISDOM Marriage is the only union that has consistently defied management. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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