Re: Adding user@ to HTTP[S] URIs

Amos Jeffries <squid3@treenet.co.nz> Sun, 26 January 2020 15:17 UTC

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On 27/01/20 12:20 am, Rick van Rein wrote:
> Hi Julian,
> 
>> The example indeed helps.
> 
> Thanks :)
> 
>> What I don't get is how this enables things that weren't
>> possible before.
> 
> Compatibility with other protocols: You cannot copy/paste your gmail address to your browser to access it as webmail.

Counterpoint: I (and many, many others) cannot do that even with your
spec change because the login to my gmail account is a name and domain
completely different to the email address URI. A government department
is the credentials authority - not Google or '@gmail.com'.



AYJ