Uniform Resource Identifiers (uri) ---------------------------------- Charter Chair(s): Jim Fullton Alan Emtage User Services Area Director(s) Joyce Reynolds Mailing lists: General Discussion:uri@bunyip.com To Subscribe: uri-request@bunyip.com Archive: archives.cc.mcgill.ca:~/pub/uri-archive Description of Working Group: The Uniform Resource Identifiers Archives Working Group is chartered to define a set of standards for the encoding of system independent Resource Location and Identification information for the use of Internet information services. This Working Group is expected to produce a set of documents that will specify standardized representations of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) which specify a standardized method for encoding location and access information across multiple information systems. Such standards are expected to build upon the document discussed at the UDI BOF session held during the 24th IETF meeting in Boston, Unique Resource Serial Numbers (URSNs) which specify a standardized method for encoding unique resource identification information for Internet resources and Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs), which specify a standardized method for encoding combined resource identification and location information systems to be used for resource discovery and access systems in an Internet environment. Such a set of standards will provide a framework that: allows the Internet user to specify the location and access information for files and other resources on the Internet, allows users and network-based tools to uniquely identify specific resources on the Internet, and allows the creation and operation of resource discovery and access systems for the Internet. The security of such resource discovery services will also be considered to be an integral part of the work of this Group. Goals and Milestones: Done Review and approve the Charter making any changes deemed necessary. Examine the scope of the recommended documents. Review the first draft of a proposal for Uniform Resource Locators already available. Mar 93 Submit URL document as an Internet-Draft. Review additional draft documents and determine necessary revisions. Follow up discussion will occur on mailing list. Nov 93 Submit the URL document to the IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard RFC. Internet Drafts: Posted Revised I-D Title ------ ------- ------------------------------------------ Apr 93 New Uniform Resource Locators May 93 New Uniform Resource Names Request For Comments: None to date.