Re: file://host/location URLs

[James Cloos]

>>>>> "DC" == Daniel Colascione <address@hidden> writes:

DC> In fact, I really don't see why file:// URLs should go through
DC> url-handlers.el at all. A file URL should be a simple pass-through
DC> to the normal file handler machinery, yes?

Only file:/// or file://localhost/ should point to the local
filesystem.  file://example.org/foo.bar is a valid uri to some
resource on example.org using some (unspecified) access method.

Whether emacs still should handle URIs of that form, and if so
how, are /interesting/ questions.

(Back in the day, ftp /was/ the correct answer.  Perhaps not any more?)

-JimC
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