Private address spaces and URIs

Even if we bar relative URIs, and tried to bar file: protocol, we'd still
have all kinds of fun.

http://192.168.124.5/test/schema.xsd  means one thing on my network, but
means something very different (or nothing) on other networks.  Private
address spaces are deliberately context-dependent, something that a
mostly-ignored RFC warned was dangerous long ago.

Nonetheless, lots and lots and lots and lots of people use them, especially
behind firewalls.

How many warning labels do we have to put on these things?

Simon St.Laurent
XML Elements of Style / XML: A Primer, 2nd Ed.
http://www.simonstl.com - XML essays and books

Received on Friday, 16 June 2000 14:14:47 UTC