Hi,
The link in RFC3315 is actually incorrect -- it should have been
http://www.iana.org/assignments/enterprise-numbers, without the file
extension, and there's an erratum about this. HTML was generally (if not
exclusively) reserved for files that needed to include links to registration
forms .
As Barry said, we do intend to keep that same short
http://www.iana.org/assignments/example format working for every current
page, even the newly-created ones. We also prefer to see that format used in
documents, since we can't guarantee that the file extension used for the long
version won't change. (This information will be appearing on the website in
some form.)
Also, if you find that a formerly-valid URL (like one that used to have an
.html exception) isn't redirecting to the current page, please report it to
iana(_at_)iana(_dot_)org<mailto:iana(_at_)iana(_dot_)org>. A redirect should
have been set up.
Excellent, thanks.
Ned