Re: [Uri-review] Registration request for "at" URI scheme

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Somewhat off-topic, but we are indeed planning to use an HTTP(S) 
.well-known path as a mechanism for resolving “handle” to DID.

This doesn’t help with the AT URI use case of referencing specific records 
within a repository.

--bryan

On Wed, 10 May 2023, Melvin Carvalho wrote:

> I've noticed similarities between Webfinger, which aimed to return JSON
> from a DNS-like identifier with an "@" symbol, and your current situation.
> Webfinger eventually established the acct: URI scheme. However, in 2012,
> Mark Nottingham suggested an alternative lookup method, such as
> ".well-known/webfinger?user=bob@host".
>
> You might consider registering an "atprotocol" under .well-known and use
> the following format: ".well-known/atprotocol?user=<atproto_identifier>".
> If the dereferencing is handled by the BGS rather than individual hosts,
> perhaps a simple lookup would suffice, eliminating the need for a new URI
> scheme.