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RFC 4395: Guidelines and Registration Procedures for New URI Schemes

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 7595.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 7595 — Guidelines and Registration Procedures for URI Schemes

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This document provides guidelines and recommendations for the definition of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) schemes. It also updates the process and IANA registry for URI schemes. It obsoletes both RFC 2717 and RFC 2718. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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Document ID: RFC4395
Published: February 2006
Authors: T. Hansen; T. Hardie; L. Masinter
Status: BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream: IETF
Area: —
Pages: 15
Also known as: —

Obsoletes:: RFC 2717, RFC 2718
Obsoleted by:: RFC 7595

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RFC 7595Guidelines and Registration Procedures for URI SchemesUpdated
June 2015

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