I've come across an unusual URL scheme format, namely news
. What is this scheme used for and what are its pros? Im reading an old book and it could be that this is not used anymore.
Example: news:rec.arts startrek
I've come across an unusual URL scheme format, namely news
. What is this scheme used for and what are its pros? Im reading an old book and it could be that this is not used anymore.
Example: news:rec.arts startrek
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All URI schemes are registered at http://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes.
For
news
, which is described with "USENET news", the corresponding specification is RFC 5538: The 'news' and 'nntp' URI Schemes.From the background section:
More information about
news
is given in the section 2.2. 'news' URIs: