"funny" URL redirections

[F. Duran]

Actually http://http alone would go to Microsoft. 

I wonder what RFC allows these type of redirections
(try http://ftp or http://ibm )

Fernando


--- Paul DiRezze <pdirezze-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> F. Duran wrote:
> 
> >I don't know how I managed to screw the message
> text,
> >anyways, the link was:
> http://www.opensourcecms.com/
> >  
> >
> By accident, I typed
> http://http/www.opensourcecms.com/
> 
> into my web browser (Firefox 1.04/ Windows) and it
> took me to 
> Microsoft's home page.
> 
> Anyone have a clue why this happened?
> 
> paul
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