# Re: The URN: wrapper and URLs...

Larry Masinter (masinter@parc.xerox.com)
Fri, 15 Oct 1993 22:13:24 PDT

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    Subject: Re: The URN: wrapper and URLs...

    From: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>

    Message-Id: <93Oct15.221332pdt.2794@golden.parc.xerox.com>

    Date: 	Fri, 15 Oct 1993 22:13:24 PDT

Since I argued against prefix 'URL:' and prefix 'URN:', I should
repeat what I *do* support, which is that URNs be designated by

namespace-type:name

such that

isbn:0-06-444090-7

is a valid URN for an online book. Certainly you'll have to invent an
IANA-registry for naming authories with some syntax for the name, but
it probably won't last as long as ISBN numbers, probably will go
through a couple of reincarnations as we thrash through using whois++
vs other services for resolving from names to addresses, etc.

Larry

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