Re: New URL schemes

On Wed, 13 Aug 1997, Lars Aronsson wrote:

> Dear Sirs,
> 
> I want to propose two new URL schemes, and wish to see this proposal
> becoming an Internet Standard. At this point I am not interested in
> discussing the general principles and theories of how to do this, as
> is the main topic of this mailing list, but only to get my schemes
> through the process.

As we have been informed by the responsible area director, new
schemes get registered as soon as we know how to do that. Thus
it's in your own interest to participate in this discussion in
a productive manner, so that we can finish quickly.


> As I have looked for inspiration, I have found RFC 2056, which defines
> URLs for Z39.50, and Dan Zigmond's Internet draft for television
> broadcast URLs.
> 
> Where do you suggest that I input my proposal?  Should I submit it as
> an individual Internet draft, as Dan did?  Or can I get it "endorsed"
> by this working group, and submitted as an Internet draft of the WG?

This working group only discusses process, i.e. how will new URLs
get approved, and what kinds of requirements do they have to fulfill.
To move forward, you have to have a close look at the current
draft this group is working on, and try to check all the issues
raised there, and write them up in a draft so that everybody
else can understand how you answer them.


> The proposal outlines the URLs that you can see in my .signature.
> As far as I can see, nothing like this has been proposed before.

Similar proposals have been made in the past. And other groups
have considered similar problems (e.g. the IETF Fax WG).
What is absolutely not clear from your examlpes is e.g. what a
browser is supposed to do with a "tel:" or "fax:" URL when it
receives one. There are various widely differing possible answers
here.


> Lars Aronsson.
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Regards,	Martin.

Disclaimer: All the above is my private recollection from the recent
IETF.