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        RFC 1737:

        Title:      Functional Requirements for Uniform Resource Names
        Author:     K. Sollins & L. Masinter
        Mailbox:    masinter@parc.xerox.com, sollins@lcs.mit.edu
        Pages:      7
        Characters: 16,337
        Updates/Obsoletes:  none


This document specifies a minimum set of requirements for a kind of
Internet resource identifier known as Uniform Resource Names (URNs).
URNs fit within a larger Internet information architecture, which in
turn is composed of, additionally, Uniform Resource Characteristics
(URCs), and Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).  URNs are used for
identification, URCs for including meta-information, and URLs for
locating or finding resources.  It is provided as a basis for
evaluating standards for URNs.  This RFC is a product of the Uniform
Resource Identifiers Working Group of the IETF.

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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute