(last updated 2012-09-23) Resource Identifier (RI) Scheme name: jar Status: provisional Scheme syntax: jar:!/[] Scheme semantics: Compressed archive member Encoding considerations: Unknown, use with care. Applications/protocols that use this scheme name: Works for any ZIP based file. Interoperability considerations: Unknown, use with care. May be unsuitable for open use on the public internet. Security considerations: Unknown, use with care. Contact: Registering party: Dave Thaler Scheme creator: Sun Author/Change controller: Either the registering party or someone who is verified to represent the scheme creator. See previous answer. References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAR_(file_format), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_(file_format), http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/JarURLConnection.html (file created 2012-09-23)