RFC 1738 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1994

Uniform Resource Locators

Overview

RFC 1738, “Uniform Resource Locators”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 1994 by T. Berners-Lee, L. Masinter, M. McCahill. It has since been updated by RFC 1808, RFC 2368, RFC 2396, RFC 3986, RFC 6196, RFC 6270, RFC 8089. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4248, RFC 4266 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), the syntax and semantics of formalized information for location and access of resources via the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 4248 RFC 4266
Other RFCs from 1994

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