Well, IE is just smart enough to recognize that you indeed want to
access a resource through HTTP (and it is even smart enough to figure
out that when accessing FTP.somedomain.com you actually want
ftp://ftp.somedomain.com :), so it automatically prepends correct
protocol to the incomplete URL you typed in. But as soon as you add
an unknown port (say, 8080), it is unable to automatically guess which
protocol you want to use and does not make any assumptions, so you
have to prepend the URL with correct protocol yourself.
--
Vladimir Zakharychev (bob@dpsp-yes.com) http://www.dpsp-yes.com
Dynamic PSP(tm) - the first true RAD toolkit for Oracle-based internet applications.
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"unknown" <nobody_at_blackhole.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2002.09.24.06.20.46.659167.1809_at_blackhole.nospam.com...
> On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 07:25:16 +0200, Avi Abrami wrote:
>
> > unknown wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 22:52:44 +0200, Go Viaweb wrote:
> >>
> >> > Installed Oracle9i database, release 2.
> >> >
> >> > Apache came with it and was installed. Apache starts up and shuts
> >> > down OK.
> >> >
> >> > However, when I load IE6 and enter localhost (or 127.0.0.1, or name
> >> > of computer), the index.html file in Apache root folder does not
> >> > load. Checked root path in Apache config file. It is correct.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >>
> >> Try a real browser. With IE, I believe you need to prepend the
> >> 'http://' thing
> >> --
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> dmz17 --- If I had an Xbox it would run Linux ---
> >
> > Hi "unknown" (or is that "dmz17"?),
> > Last I heard, over 80% of all people using web browsers use Microsoft
> > Internet Explorer. So what are you saying? That the great majority of
> > people aren't using a real browser?
> >
> > Myself, I use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 6.2 and Opera
> > 6.01. They all seem quite alike to me. Each one has its strengths and
> > weaknesses.
> >
> > So please enlighten me, and tell me the name of a real browser. It
> > wouldn't be Konqueror, per chance?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Avi.
>
> The point of my post was to prepend 'http://' since MSIE seems to like
> you to do so when using localhost or an ip address in lieu of a dns name.
> --
> Cheers,
>
> dmz17 --- If I had an Xbox it would run Linux ---
Received on Tue Sep 24 2002 - 02:38:41 CDT
