(last updated 2012-09-23)

Resource Identifier (RI) Scheme name: notes 
Status: provisional

Scheme syntax:
   notes://<address>

Scheme semantics:
   Open a Lotus Notes document or database

Encoding considerations:
   Unknown, use with care.

Applications/protocols that use this scheme name:
   Used by IBM Lotus Notes to refer to documents and databases stored within the Lotus Notes system. When clicked in a browser on a computer with Lotus Notes client installed, Notes will open the document link as if a Notes DocLink were clicked within Notes.

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 <dthaler&microsoft.com>
   Scheme creator: IBM
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/Lotus_Notes 

(file created 2012-09-23)