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       Title     : KidCode: Naming Conventions for Protecting Children on 
                   the World Wide Web and Elsewhere on the Internet Without
                   Censorship                                              
       Author(s) : D. New, N. Borenstein
       Filename  : draft-borenstein-kidcode-00.txt, .ps
       Pages     : 9
       Date      : 06/05/1995

This memo suggests a "KidCode" naming convention to be used to inform web 
browsing programs when the material being made available on the web is of a
nature that might be unsuitable for children.  Some aspects of the 
convention are also applicable to browsing by FTP, to news reading, and to 
other protocols as well.    

Two separate conventions are specified.  One convention is to be 
used for fixed URL's, where the permanent URL is itself used to 
specify the nature of the child-oriented restrictions.  Another 
convention is to be used when the server site desires to use a simpler or 
pre-existing URL, with restrictions enforced using a naming convention in 
conjunction with the standard web forms mechanism.       

A web site or server is said to be KidCode-compliant when it conforms to 
one of the KidCode naming conventions for all material that might be 
considered inappropriate for children.   A web client or browser is said 
to be KidCode-compliant when it blocks access to URL's that are labelled as 
inappropriate using the KidCode naming conventions, or when it offers an 
easy optional mechanism permitting adults to block children's access in 
that manner.                                                               

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