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

Kevin Gamiel (kgamiel@vinca.cnidr.org)
Fri, 8 Oct 1993 16:54:21 -0400 (EDT)

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    Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1993 16:54:21 -0400 (EDT)

    From: Kevin Gamiel <kgamiel@vinca.cnidr.org>

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

    To: Simon E Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>

    In-Reply-To: <9310082054.AA15441@tipper.oit.unc.edu>

    Message-Id: <Pine.3.05.9310081620.Q4528-a100000@vinca.cnidr.org>

On Fri, 8 Oct 1993, Simon E Spero wrote:

> One idea that I've been wondering about, and can't remember if we discussed
> or not was making a URN have the same syntax as a URL (e.g. have a special
> URL type, URN, and having a URN be <URN://AUTHORITY:PUBLISHER::NUMBER>
>

Yes, Brewster suggested that and it seems like a good idea on the surface,
as long as we don't cut ourselves off at the knees when we get to URCs,
URMs or whatever else we come up with.

Kevin
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