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   Re: [xml-dev] Who provide for the syntax for "file:///c:/" ?

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Julian Reschke wrote:

> Well,
> 
> actually things *are* progressing:
> 
> <http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-hoffkohn-rfc1738bis-00.txt>

There's not much there, and even if there was, it's probably too late to 
fix the breakage in file: URIs in the short term.  It's really best to 
avoid using them.

I'm not saying that working on 1738bis isn't a good idea, just that I 
wouldn't try to use file: URIs at the moment.
-- 
Cheers, Tim Bray
         (ongoing fragmented essay: http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/)






 

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