Re: "file:///" as first part of local computer/network link

[Braden McDaniel]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Fredrick R. Kenniston III"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>     I am looking for a fairly simple and straight forward explanation on
> why "file:///" is used, is it a Windows network protocol or HTTP
> protocol or what.

It is the file URL scheme. Read section 3.10 of this document:

  <http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1738.html>

The actual protocol used to retrieve the resource is system-dependent.

Braden