At 12:05 AM 7/12/99 -0700, you wrote:
>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.
>
>
>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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