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That section says: There are a number of possible ways that applications could use Well- known URIs. However, in keeping with the Architecture of the Wo
by TazeTSchnitzel 8y ago
That section says:
There are a number of possible ways that applications could use Well-
known URIs. However, in keeping with the Architecture of the World-
Wide Web [W3C.REC-webarch-20041215], well-known URIs are not intended
for general information retrieval or establishment of large URI
namespaces on the Web. Rather, they are designed to facilitate
discovery of information on a site when it isn't practical to use
other mechanisms; for example, when discovering policy that needs to
be evaluated before a resource is accessed, or when using multiple
round-trips is judged detrimental to performance.
I am guessing they consider “general information retrieval” and “URI namespaces” to exclude it.
- ghostly_s 8y agoI did see that section, but don't see how it follows. Putting your PW reset page at this address would be using the URI spec for exactly it's intent, not “general information retrieval”. My read of this clause is just that they don't want you to start using .well-known as your primary namespace or cluttering the registrations with junk that's not broadly applicable.