Last modified: 2011-03-13 18:04:42 UTC
(I am copying this from the en.wikipedia general complaints page at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_complaints#Getting_pnm:_RealA udio_links_to_work_in_Wikipedia>. It seems like a reasonable request to me. - DES) ---- Normally, if you put a URL: resource address in [brackets] the wiki server side process will properly format a buried link for the browser. However, there are many more URL: resource addresses than just those that begin with "http:". For example, the wiki server side process does not properly format the following [pnm://rm.content.loudeye.com/~a- 600111/0676330_0104_07_0002.ra URL: resource], as you can see. If you paste the URL: resource address pnm://rm.content.loudeye.com/~a-600111/0676330_0104_07_0002.ra into your browser address window, you will see from the browser reaction how the wiki server side process should format that pnm: URL: resource address as a link in the above examples. Could you please add pnm: to the table of allowed external URL: resource prefixes, such as http:, https:, ftp:, etc.? Thank you. ---Rednblu 20:17, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Tweaking summary and reclassifying as a configuration issue.
he's asking for this to be added to the config of the en wikipedia, i guess. Without strong support from the community, this is probably not likely to be done, however. I see nothing but the request on the WP, no discussion, no comments.
I found this on the General Complaints page, in the course of archiving sections of that page. it seemed like a reasopnable idea to me, so i posted it to the Village pump and created a bugzilla entry for it, so that anyoen favoring it could point to the same entry. I am not sure at what level such a feature would best be implemented. There may be followup discussion on the pump, one way or the other. -DES
Give us a permalink to the diff or version of the page with discussion on it, please, for reference.
See This page link: <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=Wikipedia:General_complaints&oldid=28044403#Getting_pnm:_RealAudio_links_to_ work_in_Wikipedia> and this edit link <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28proposals%29&diff=28044327&oldid=28033541>
For something nonstandard I would generally recommend using an http: or https: link to a web page hosting the resource (which pretty much always exists for such things). Not only is the web page more likely to have a stable URL, but it'll likely provide links to the required supporting software.
