URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

The URL specifies the protocol, the internet name of the server, the service port number and the complete path name of the document relative to the root of the WWW server. Example:
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/index.html
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de:80/chemistry/index.html
Protocol:
http - HyperText Transfer Protocol (WWW servers)
gopher - for accessing Gopher servers
ftp - File Transfer Protocol (ftp servers)
telnet
wais - Wide Area Information Servers
IP name, e.g.:
www.chemie.fu-berlin.de
Service port number:
default for HTTP is 80
Path name of the document, e.g.:
/chemistry/index.html

Application:
<A HREF="http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/index.html"> Chemistry Index</A>
Chemistry Index

Burkhard Kirste, 1994/10/29