URL Monikers and Asynchronous Pluggable Protocols

URL monikers allow an application to bind a resource, specified by a URL, to a moniker. Asynchronous pluggable protocols enable developers to create pluggable protocol handlers, MIME filters, and namespace handlers.

Overviews/Tutorials

URL Monikers Overviews and Tutorials

Asynchronous Pluggable Protocol Overviews

Reference

URL Monikers and Asynchronous Pluggable Protocol Reference