Re: minor fix for url-syntax-02

Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com> Fri, 27 December 1996 00:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: minor fix for url-syntax-02
From: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>
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# The 02 draft also now specifies that an empty reference should
# be treated as the current document's URL, rather that using the BASE.

Isn't this "" vs "."? "" means the current URL, while "." means BASE.

What should "#" mean?

As usual, I'd appreciate specific suggestions for changes.

Larry