Suggestion for a new URL type

Rob Raisch (raisch@ora.com)
Sat, 26 Jun 1993 14:15:28 -0400 (EDT)

I'd like to suggest the following form for a new type of URL. This would
answer the need of a 'finger' URL type, as well as others, in a simple,
generic interface.

A Generic TCP URL Type -

ex. tcp://host.domain:port/data_for_tcp_port

where:
- port would be numeric as well as symbolic,
79 or finger
- data_for_tcp_port would allow escaped chars,
line#1\nline#2\nline#3

Possible uses:

Finger - "tcp://ruby.ora.com:79" or
"tcp://ruby.ora.com:finger/username"

Webster - "tcp://ora.com:webster/DEFINE server\nQUIT"

Whois - "tcp://rs.internic.net:43/ORA.COM"

Time - "tcp://localhost:daytime"

NNTP - "tcp://ruby.ora.com:nntp/LIST"

Any comments?