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In IIS, I've created a new website at port 88.
In Internet Explorer only, if I type
localhost:88
in the address bar, this gets converted to
local:88
Which is basically nothing. On the other hand, if I complete it with the protocol like so:
http://localhost:88
It opens the page fine.
Why does the 'localhost' change to 'local' when the http protocol is not specified?
I have no idea. I assume that is one of IE's handy features, setting 127.0.0.1 -> local in the hosts file makes no difference either. My guess is, is that it is some kind of scheme, like http:// and file:///
local:///
If you have front page installed, maybe appending the name of one of your webs to the end will reveal its purpose. :confused:
Do you have frontpage installed?
I did a search on this, and have found nothing on google.
Did you try this yourself?
I ought to become a tester for MS. I once found a bug in their login dialog box.
Also, I once found a bug in notepad. In NOTEPAD!
I would not install Fornypage if you paid me. But I did do a google search and found this:Quote:
Originally Posted by mendhak
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/mic...&rnum=1&hl=en&
It appears those jolly nice people at MS cannot explain it too.
Protocol file?
Where is the protocol file located?
%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\protocol
p.s: you need admin priviledges to edit it and knowledge of how to open ASCII text files :D
Should I mark this thread resolved using my 1337 administrative privileges over this thread?
I think we should wait until bill gates posts.
Move along, there is nothing to see....
If we don't solve this problem, then the terrorists have won. :eek2:
RFLMFAO :lol: :lol: