[uf-discuss] rel-tag name case-sensitivity

[Ryan King]

On Aug 17, 2006, at 2:49 AM, Wolfgang Machert wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Since rel-tag relies on URLs for its tag names, I wonder whether or  
> not rel-tag was designed with case-sensitivity in mind (as URLs are  
> case-sensitive)
> i.e. whether
>
>   http://technorati.com/search/microformat
>
> is a different tag than
>
>   http://technorati.com/search/Microformat
>
> Technorati seems to do its search case-insensitive so am I right to  
> assume that tag names behave the same?
> If thats how it is it would be helpful to mention this at the  
> Specification.

The short answer is that its up to the applications and specs that  
use rel-tag. Not every usage of it will have the same needs.

-ryan