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John Dunlop

2006-05-26, 6:58 pm

[This whole thread was off-topic from the start. Marked so now.]

robert:

> actually oli, iirc the rfc for href is for a URI and not specifically a
> URL...


Right, that's what the spec says.

> where the resource could be even something as non-url as a javascript
> function.


We're drifting here. Since javascript isn't a registered scheme
name, if you wanted to argue that you're still playing by the spec, the
first hurdle is to point to a specification for javascript URIs. Once
you've done that, ask why it hasn't been registered. :-)

[re: file:///C:/pictures/xyz.jpg ]

> i think this doesn't work because of the additional / after file://


I don't think so, robert. The slash separates the hostname (here,
implicit) from the path part. Not including it might cause problems
with strict interpreters, but including it... doubt it.

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt

--
Jock

robert

2006-05-26, 6:58 pm


"John Dunlop" <usenet+2004@john.dunlop.name> wrote in message
news:1148664544.032404.60450@j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| [This whole thread was off-topic from the start. Marked so now.]
|
| robert:
|
| > actually oli, iirc the rfc for href is for a URI and not specifically a
| > URL...
|
| Right, that's what the spec says.
|
| > where the resource could be even something as non-url as a javascript
| > function.
|
| We're drifting here. Since javascript isn't a registered scheme
| name, if you wanted to argue that you're still playing by the spec, the
| first hurdle is to point to a specification for javascript URIs. Once
| you've done that, ask why it hasn't been registered. :-)
|
| [re: file:///C:/pictures/xyz.jpg ]
|
| > i think this doesn't work because of the additional / after file://
|
| I don't think so, robert. The slash separates the hostname (here,
| implicit) from the path part. Not including it might cause problems
| with strict interpreters, but including it... doubt it.
|
| http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt
|

comments appreciated...just something to try.


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