# Re: I-D proposing new Z39.50 URL

John A. Kunze (jak@nlm.nih.gov)
Sat, 26 Nov 1994 15:52:38 +0500

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    Date: Sat, 26 Nov 1994 15:52:38 +0500

    From: jak@nlm.nih.gov (John A. Kunze)

    Message-Id: <9411262052.AA05726@dot.csb>

    To: uri@bunyip.com, z3950iw@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu

    Subject: Re: I-D proposing new Z39.50 URL

> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 1994 12:15:12 -0500
> From: winograd@cs.stanford.edu (Terry Winograd)
> At 2:15 PM 11/25/94, John A. Kunze wrote:
> >Alternatively, it may that another less encumbered version of the standard
> >(e.g., a draft version) that is available electronically can be referenced
> >instead to supply the necessary background information. Can someone who
> >knows the copyright status suggest another version to cite?

Terry,

Thanks very much for the URLs. As you point out, Version 3 is under

ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/z3950/

with three formats available. I understand one can now get Version 2 from

ftp://ftp.cni.org/pub/NISO/docs/Z39.50-1992/www/Z39.50.toc.html

I was actually asking a bit obliquely which version (2 or 3) to cite,
looking for advice from the Z39.50 Implementors Group.

FYI, Version 2 is approved, deployed, stable, and a third the size
(measured in pages) of Version 3. Version 3 is being balloted until
the end of this month. The essential background for the Z39.50 URL
is in both, but a few items (e.g., record syntaxes, attribute sets)
registered in Version 3 will probably be needed.

-John

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