I think it can be useful to write file: in the org-mode file, to make a
clear distinction from internal links.  But once it is clear that something
is a link to a file, I guess you are right  that it might not be needed in
HTML.  We will see what breaks.....

Carsten

On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 4:08 PM, Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I don't see why "file://" would be useful in html exports
>
> OK. Il remove the file:// scheme specifications then.
>
> > (or pdf, md, etc).
>
> Well, those are not related to network based protocols. Does it really
> make a difference in those cases?
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Nicolas Goaziou
>
>