Peter C.S. Adams wrote [1/26/04 11:18 AM]: > Thus spake Diane L. Schirf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, circa 1/26/2004 9:18 AM: >> I never pay attention to these types of e-mails anyway, whether they purport >> to come from PayPal, Bank One, or Earthlink, but thought it would be helpful >> to point out that, at least in MSIE, anything before the "@" sign in a URL >> is ignored, so it's clearly illegit. > > Are you sure? The "username:password@" part is a legitimate, documented part > of the HTTP RFC. It would be incorrect for MSIE to ignore it.
That's an FTP protocol construction that you've shown as an example. It's not the same thing. Wrong protocol reference, too. -- Gary -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
