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Old 02-26-2008
Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
 
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Default Re: How to avoid display of filename in URL

Toby A Inkster wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> AnrDaemon wrote:
>>> And even more, it is w3c recommendation to NOT expose any underlying
>>> technology by prefixing/suffixing URI's with technology-specific data
>>> (s.a. ".php" or the like).

>> That is not what W3C recommends. They only recommend not changing URLs.


Not true.

> Indeed. However, they do recommend the avoidance of technology-specific
> URLs as a means to achieving the ultimate goal of stable URLs.
>
> So it's counter-productive to go around *changing* existing technology-
> specific URLs to more neutral ones;


It is not, and the advisories make that clear:

http://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/uri-choose
http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI

> but a good idea to use technology-neutral URLs for new pages.


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