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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dare Obasanjo [mailto:dareo@microsoft.com] 
>
> You miss the point. An identifier is not a location. 

This is not completely true in the http: scheme. 

  
> I could quite easily come up with two schemas, one with a 
> target namespace of http://www.25hoursaday.com that describes 
> myself as a GA Tech alumni and http://WWW.25hoursaday.COM 
> which describes my CD collection. Now there is no question 
> that both of these URLs refer to the same location on the web 
> yet  neither is there any question that they identify 
> different things. 

Web dereferencing is lossy; big deal. Be more discerning in your choice
of schema names.

 
> PS: Case insensitivity is a red herring. The example could 
> easily use URL escaping or raw IP vs. domain name. 

Perhaps you shouldn't be throwing herrings about then.

regards,
Bill de hÓra
..
Propylon
www.propylon.com 

 





 

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