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Re: [zzdev] Re: [zzdev] Re: [zzdev] :zz,osmic,f3,unix: Could a cell be an inode? [resend]



On Sat, Oct 03, 1998 at 01:10:57AM +1000, Gossamer wrote:
> One thing I don't quite grok - what's the difference between a
> URI and a URL?

There are several other types of URI, though URLs are the best known.

> The Perl module is URI::URL but there's no other URI::*, and URL
> encompasses all the ones, news:*, ftp://*, http://* etc.  Are there
> any non-URL URIs?

Yes.  URNs and URCs, for example.  The CNRI handle system and the Xanadu
addressing system are examples of URNs.

URLs describe how to locate a specific resource.
URNs describe a specific resource without defining any specific location.
URCs describe metadata about a specific resource.
For more information, RTFM (the RFCs or the W3C website).

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