Re: Infererence by scheme (Re: namespace usage as assertions)

At 04:49 PM 6/21/00 -0500, Dan Connolly wrote:
>Hmm... I suppose I don't quite have a logically compelling
>argument based on the text of the specs. I can't quite conclude
>that a GET request for that URI should succeed. Thanks for
>the insightful question...

That's about as far as I can get, reading the same specs.  

While an http: URI suggests something that might be worth _trying_, common
experience with http: URIs might lead us to the conclusion that they're
awfully fragile creatures, whatever the original intent of the person who
created the URI.

I don't think this a stable foundation, to say the least, and can't
recommend building on it.

Now if only I were a building inspector...

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

Received on Thursday, 22 June 2000 01:46:48 UTC