Uniform Resource Identifiers (uri)
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 Charter 
 
 Current status: active working group
 
 Chair(s):
     Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>
 
 User Services Area Director(s): 
     Joyce Reynolds  <jkrey@isi.edu>
 
 Mailing lists: 
     General Discussion:uri@bunyip.com
     To Subscribe:      uri-request@bunyip.com
     Archive:           
 
Description of Working Group:
 
The Uniform Resource Identifiers 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
specify standard representations of Uniform Resource Locators
(URLs) for encoding location and
access information across multiple information systems, 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 standards
are expected to build upon the document discussed at the UDI BOF
session held during the 24th IETF meeting in Boston

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, users and network-based
tools to uniquely identify specific resources on the Internet, and
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. 

     Done Submit URL document as an Internet-Draft.  Review additional draft 
          documents and determine necessary revisions.  Follow up discussion 
          will occur on mailing list.                                          

     Done Submit the URL document to the IESG for publication as a Proposed 
          Standard RFC.                                                        


 Internet-Drafts:

Posted Revised       I-D Title  <Filename>
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 May 93 Nov 94  <draft-ietf-uri-resource-names-03.txt> 
                Uniform Resource Names                                         
 
 Aug 94 Mar 95  <draft-ietf-uri-relative-url-06.txt> 
                Relative Uniform Resource Locators                             
 
 Nov 94 Mar 95  <draft-ietf-uri-urc-req-01.txt> 
                URC Scenarios and Requirements                                 
 
 Nov 94 Mar 95  <draft-ietf-uri-url-irp-02.txt> 
                Uniform Resource Locators for Z39.50                           
 
 Jan 95 Feb 95  <draft-ietf-uri-url-mailserver-01.txt> 
                Mailserver URL Specification                                   
 
 Feb 95 Mar 95  <draft-ietf-uri-url-finger-02.txt> 
                finger URL Specification                                       
 
 Mar 95 New     <draft-ietf-uri-urn-path-00.txt> 
                The Path URN Specification                                     
 
 Mar 95 New     <draft-ietf-uri-ura-00.txt> 
                Uniform Resource Agents (URA's)                                
 
 Mar 95 New     <draft-ietf-uri-ura-00.txt> 
                Uniform Resource Agents (URA's)                                
 
 May 95 New     <draft-ietf-uri-urc-trivial-00.txt> 
                Trivial URC Syntax: urc0                                       
 
 May 95 New     <draft-ietf-uri-urn-res-descript-00.txt> 
                URN Resolution Overview                                        
 
 May 95 New     <draft-ietf-uri-urn-syntax-00.txt> 
                Generic URN Syntax                                             
 
 May 95 New     <draft-ietf-uri-urn-x-dns-2-00.txt> 
                x-dns-2 URN Scheme                                             

 Request For Comments:

  RFC  Stat Published    Title 
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RFC1737 I    Dec 94     Functional Requirements for Uniform Resource Names     
 
RFC1738 PS   Dec 94     Uniform Resource Locators (URL)                        
 
RFC1736 I    Feb 95     Functional Requirements for Internet Resource Locators