Re: Policy URL -> Policy URI

Jon Callas <jon@callas.org> Tue, 08 February 2005 04:44 UTC

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From: Jon Callas <jon@callas.org>
Subject: Re: Policy URL -> Policy URI
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:50:29 -0800
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Okay, I see what you're saying, but is it necessary?

A long time ago, the keyserver URL said URI and we changed it for 
reasons that I can't remember. I think it's because we didn't think it 
was necessary, that if it happened to be a URI, the worst that could 
happen would be that someone wouldn't understand it, but that's always 
a risk.

If you happened to put in the policy URL an ISBN number, wouldn't it be 
obvious what it meant? Wouldn't it work just fine?

I don't mind changing it, but is this just a difference without 
distinction?

	Jon