Re: URL filename syntax?

[Ehud Karni]

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On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:51:04 +0200, address@hidden (Kai 
=?iso-8859-1?q?Gro=DFjohann?=) wrote:
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> Is it desirable to use URL-like syntax for remote files?

I think it is very desirable, but ONLY if the URL syntax is saved
EXACTLY as it is (may be wrapped, but not changed).

My reason: if it is exactly as is, it can be copied (from Emacs
buffer or from another application by cut&paste) and used easily.
If it needs tweaking, it does not worth the effort, and we may use
other, totally unrelated format (like Tramp's).

Because of the file name reading problem, I propose to prefix the
URL in something like "<URL:" (similar to RFC 1738 suggestion, see
<URL:http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt>).

Ehud.


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