RFC 2397: The "data" URL scheme
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
A new URL scheme, "data", is defined. It allows inclusion of small data items as "immediate" data, as if it had been included externally. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2397
- Published
- August 1998
- Authors
- L. Masinter
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 5
- Also known as
- —
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