> > I don't think this has been superseded by any changes in RFC
> > 2396, either.
>
> Dave,
>
> RFC 2396:
>
> "URL schemes that involve the direct use of an IP-based
> protocol to a specified server on the Internet use a common
> syntax for the server component of the URI's scheme-specific
> data:
>
> <userinfo>@<host>:<port>
>
> where <userinfo> may consist of a user name and, optionally,
> scheme-specific information about how to gain authorization
> to access the server."
Yes, but RFC 2396 specifies generic URI syntax, not "specific syntax of
individual URL schemes":
"This document updates and merges 'Uniform Resource Locators'
[RFC1738] and 'Relative Uniform Resource Locators' [RFC1808] in order
to define a single, generic syntax for all URI. It excludes those
portions of RFC 1738 that defined the specific syntax of individual
URL schemes; those portions will be updated as separate documents, as
will the process for registration of new URI schemes."
The second sentence of this introductory paragraph implies to me that it
doesn't override the specific limitations imposed on HTTP URLs by RFC 1738.
I certainly could be wrong, though.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
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