[sword-devel] Sword Browser link

Chris Little sword-devel@crosswire.org
Sat, 09 Aug 2003 21:06:31 -0700


Victor Porton wrote:

> On 08-Aug-2003 Chris Little wrote:
> 
>>>     Can we link to a GenBook from a webpage?
> 
> ... 
> 
>>>     What is the correct syntax to link to a certain module?
>>
>>The correct syntax, from a purely theoretical, 
>>this-is-the-right-way-to-do-it perspective is:
>>sword://[module ID]/[key ID]
> 
> 
> Hm, shouldn't we use x-sword:// with "x" for an extension as it is with
> most non-standard Web protocols?
> 
> There are little but non-zero chances that W3 some day will introduce e.g.
> a "sword" protocol about splitting information into parts or like...
> 
> But the main: Isn't there in RFCs that only standard protocols can no begin
> with "x-"?

I'm not aware of any such RFC and none of the private protocols I've 
ever heard of used an "x-" prefix.

--Chris