Re: [hybi] [Uri-review] ws: and wss: schemes

Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com> Fri, 07 August 2009 22:28 UTC

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On Aug 7, 2009, at 1:22 AM, Greg Wilkins wrote:

> Julian Reschke wrote:
>
>> 1) What does a "ws" URI identify?
>
> Note also that ws is commonly used to denote Web Service.

I think it's unlikely the "ws" family of formats and protocols will  
want to register their own URI scheme. That being said, how about  
"wsp" for WebSocket Protocol?

  - Maciej