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... URN encoding, which have implications as far as limiting syntax.
On the other hand, the requirement to support existing legacy naming
systems has the effect of broadening syntax. Thus, we discuss the
acceptable syntax for both the Namespace Identifier ...
... Sollins, K. and L. Masinter, "Functional Requirements for Uniform Resource Names," RFC 1737. December 1994. ...