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  • Jan 20, 2003, 12:40 PM
    ramonsky
    URL question
    Why are there no slashes in URLs beginning mailto:, two slashes in URLs beginning http:// or ftp://, and three slashes in URLs beginning file:/// ?

    What do those slashes mean? What are they FOR?
  • Jan 23, 2003, 10:35 AM
    ScottGem
    URL question
    A mailto is not a URL but a HTML tag. The 2 slashes after http and ftp separate the protocol from the actual address. I don't believe 3 slashes is necessary after file. If its there it may be to indicate a relative address.

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