Eko Priono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm still wondering about this (IE4-only ?) "URL":
>
> http://<some_number>@<more_number>/
>
> There's should be a spec somewhere describes how to
> convert this M$ "URL" into a valid IP number...
Sorry guys, but there's no evil Microsoft conspiracy. No spec is required,
just some math. IP addresses are 32 bit values. Generally, we're used to
"dotted decimal" notation, but many apps will take a straight decimal
representation of a number (convert the IP bit-by-bit to binary, then
decimal if you like) and use that.
For example:
@home's www address: 24.0.30.174
Translate each octed to hex: 18 00 1e ae
Convert 18001eae hex to decimal: 402661038
Plug 402661038 into your browser: www.home.com *see below
Plug 0x18001eae into your browser: www.home.com *see below
This trick was unfortunately discovered and used by many spammers to
circumvent filtering and other controls. Enough people complained about this
buglike-feature that Microsoft issued a fix for it. *As a result, depending
on how old your copy of MSIE is, such URLs may or may not work. I've
forgotten the significance of the '@' piece (if any) but it still works.
YMMV.
May I suggest we check out some of the facts before going off on yet another
Microsoft tirade lest we look a bit foolish for screaming about things we
dont know about?
- Bob
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