"funny" URL redirections

[Kevin Cozens]

Mike Newman wrote:

>If Firefox can't find the address you enter it does a Google I'm
>Feeling Lucky search and sends you there. Search Google for http and
>you get Microsoft. Try ftp and ibm and you'll get the same results
>listed above.
>
>  
>
Didn't work for me (ie. I didn't wind up at Microsoft). http://http 
after a bunch of redirects and lookups flashing in the status bar of 
Firefox under Linux wound up sending me to SearchMachine.com saying it 
wasn't able to find any information for any.com.

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