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Guidelines for new URL Schemes

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Network Working Group                                       L. Masinter
Request for Comments: 2718                            Xerox Corporation
Category: Informational                                   H. Alvestrand
                                                   Maxware, Pirsenteret
                                                             D. Zigmond
                                                   WebTV Networks, Inc.
                                                               R. Petke
                                                     UUNET Technologies
                                                          November 1999


                     Guidelines for new URL Schemes

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a compact string representation
   of the location for a resource that is available via the Internet.
   This document provides guidelines for the definition of new URL
   schemes.

1. Introduction

   A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a compact string representation
   of the location for a resource that is available via the Internet.
   RFC 2396 [1] defines the general syntax and semantics of URIs, and,
   by inclusion, URLs.  URLs are designated by including a ":"
   and then a "".  Many URL schemes are already
   defined.

   This document provides guidelines for the definition of new URL
   schemes, for consideration by those who are defining and registering
   or evaluating those definitions.

   The process by which new URL schemes are registered is defined in RFC
   2717 [2].






Masinter, et al.             Informational
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