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