> But my point was that any protocol other than TCP or unix would > seem to go unused, and break consistency with other URI types > (none that I know of allow you to name a protocol). If there > comes a time when it's a must, something (as suggested) like > this:
i think you've invented a new symmetry for uris that no one else expects or depends on. i would think that on a unix-like system local connections would be more useful than tcp. the symmetry with 9p dial strings would be broken. that is something that is depended upon. - erik
