[OT] Another unconventional http address

[James Knott]

Paul King wrote:
> >From the "stupid browser tricks" department:
>
> About a year ago (possibly longer) I mentioned that some spammers were using 
> what I had thought were interesting, such as entering a long integer where the 
> IP address (or, more generally, a web address) ought to be, such as: 
> http://10000000003328/ (probably doesn't lead anywhere, but is just an 
> example).
>
> I have a new one, from a apammer. This website appears to have a RedHat Apache 
> placeholder page: http://0xc8.0x2b.0x50.0x74/
>
> That is the first time I had seen anyone use hex digits for a web URL. 
>   

IPv6 uses hex.  However bear in mind that hex, decimal, octal etc. are 
strictly for the convienence of humans.  All the computers worry about 
is binary.

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