ICANN assigned HTTP traffic (that for the web) to port 80.
Consequently, web browsers assume that web traffic will occur over port 80.
They also handle other protocols (like FTP on 21). Since 8080 is no an
assigned number for a protocol the web browser doesn't know how to talk to
the other end. Therefore you have to tell it what protocol to use (HTTP).
Randy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Stiller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:30 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Why "localhost:8080" NOT expanded to "http://localhost:8080";
>
>
> After having started Tomcat 4.0.2 I entered
> the URL
> localhost:8080
> into my browsers URL entryfield.
> Surprisingly it is not automatically expanded to
> http://localhost:8080
> but gave an error (page not found)
>
> With other URLs in the outside internet world(when I am
> connected through my providers connection) it works fine.
>
> Which option do I have to change to get an auto-complete?
>
> Thx Thomas
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