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Derek at 21:10, 24 September 2008

2008-09-24T21:10:48Z

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	Uniform Resource Locator		Uniform Resource Locator
	( also refered to as a URI though not exactly the same)		( also refered to as a URI though not exactly the same)

Derek at 21:10, 24 September 2008

2008-09-24T21:10:37Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:10, 24 September 2008
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	( also refered to as a URI though not exactly the same)		( also refered to as a URI though not exactly the same)

Derek at 21:09, 24 September 2008

2008-09-24T21:09:49Z

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	* Protocol:// - This is most commonly http://, https:// or ftp://. But can be smb://, afp://, rss://, etc.		=Protocol://=
	** Please note that file:/// is used in places and the extra / refers the root of the local file system		This is most commonly http://, https:// or ftp://. But can be smb://, afp://, rss://, etc.
	* dns.address - Is either a fully qualifed domain name (FQDN) or can be a short domain name if your local name service resolver is configured to try certain sub domains.
	* :port ~~- Is~~ always optional and is always a numeric value, eg. :8000		Please note that file:/// is used in places and the extra / refers the root of the local file system
	* /path/to/requested/information - This is optional but most of the time you will see some path information appended to your [URL]
			=dns.address=

			Is either a fully qualifed domain name (FQDN) or can be a short domain name if your local name service resolver is configured to try certain sub domains.

			=:port=
			This is always optional and is always a numeric value, eg. :8000

			=/path/to/requested/information=
			This is optional but most of the time you will see some path information appended to your [URL]

Derek at 21:08, 24 September 2008

2008-09-24T21:08:54Z

New page

Uniform Resource Locator
( also refered to as a URI though not exactly the same)

protocol://dns.address:port/path/to/requested/information

* Protocol:// - This is most commonly http://, https:// or ftp://. But can be smb://, afp://, rss://, etc.
** Please note that file:/// is used in places and the extra / refers the root of the local file system
* dns.address - Is either a fully qualifed domain name (FQDN) or can be a short domain name if your local name service resolver is configured to try certain sub domains.
* :port - Is always optional and is always a numeric value, eg. :8000
* /path/to/requested/information - This is optional but most of the time you will see some path information appended to your [URL]