This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. All Rights Reserved. This scheme provides a mechanism by which the local application can reference data that has been obtained by other, non-URL scheme means. The scheme is intended to provide a general escape mechanism to allow access to information for applications that are too specialized to justify their own schemes.
Some computer systems have more than one mechansim for obtaining data.
The data arrive at different times and use different methods for labelling the information. URL schema provides a mechanism for a URL-aware application to specify the identity of this external data. The characters of the must drawn from the standard URL character set. The is interpreted in the application's environment and is meaningful only in that environment. It follows that construction of the requires knowledge of the application's environment.