Re: [xml-dev] rfc 1738

["Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@comcast.net>]

[Bob Foster]

> For one thing, URLs don't use backslashes. Either of the following should
> work (for a local file):
>
> file://machine/path/file.xml
> file:///path/file.xml
>
> An odd number of leading slashes indicates there is no "authority".

Specifically, __three__ leading slashes are an alias for //localhost/. Other
numbers of slashes are not correct per the RFC.  However, many
implementations get it wrong or accept a wide variety of alternative
(strictly speaking, incorrect) forms.

Cheers,

Tom P