# Re: URL paper final edits

Keith Moore (moore@cs.utk.edu)
Thu, 07 Oct 1993 19:52:40 -0400

- Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
- Next message: Michael Mealling: "The URN: wrapper and URLs..."
- Previous message: Rob Raisch, The Internet Company: "Re: MTV and Panix .plan file dispute? --Panix replies."
- In reply to: Tim Berners-Lee: "Re: URL paper final edits"
- Next in thread: Tim Berners-Lee: "Re: URL paper final edits"

    Message-Id: <9310072352.AA00318@thud.cs.utk.edu>

    From: Keith Moore <moore@cs.utk.edu>

    To: timbl@nxoc01.cern.ch

    Subject: Re: URL paper final edits

    In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 07 Oct 1993 09:13:20 BST."

                 <9310070813.AA00700@www3.cern.ch>

    Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1993 19:52:40 -0400

> The syntax is clearly "mailto:" followed by an Internet
> mail address. What RFC(s) in fact currently define a mail address?

Well, there are definitions in both RFC 821 and RFC 822, which are somewhat
at odds with each other. Both of them have bugs. RFC 1123 has some
clarification. There's a better definition of 'domain' in RFC 1035, but it
also has bugs.

For the time being I'd reference RFC 822's definition of "addr-spec". It's
entirely possible that a more precise definition will emerge later that the
URL RFC can reference.

Keith

- Next message: Michael Mealling: "The URN: wrapper and URLs..."
- Previous message: Rob Raisch, The Internet Company: "Re: MTV and Panix .plan file dispute? --Panix replies."
- In reply to: Tim Berners-Lee: "Re: URL paper final edits"
- Next in thread: Tim Berners-Lee: "Re: URL paper final edits"