[uf-discuss] URL and Relative paths

[Scott Reynen]

On [Sep 2], at [ Sep 2] 6:45 , Martin McEvoy wrote:

> I think relative urls on the whole are "bad form"  because many  
> authors forget to set the base url for their relative paths...


There's nothing wrong with that.  See:

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1808.html

> 3.3. Base URL from the Retrieval URL
>
> If no base URL is embedded and the document is not encapsulated  
> within some other entity (e.g., the top level of a composite  
> entity), then, if a URL was used to retrieve the base document, that  
> URL shall be considered the base URL.

Peace,
Scott