Re: IP address with no scheme

On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 10:20:51 +0000, Rob Kendrick wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 10:10:55AM +0000, Chris Young wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > This has just been pointed out to me. When typing an IP address into
> > NetSurf's URL bar with no scheme attached (eg. just 192.168.0.10),
> > NetSurf appears to pass this directly to gui_launch_url() rather than
> > handling it the same as if a dotted host name had been typed in.
> > However, it's slightly worse than that, as even 192.com is not
> > recognised.
>
> While it's obviously not ideal behavior, it is worth noting that
> "192.com" is not a legal domain name; elements in names must not start
> with a digit, in order to be able to distinguish them easily from IP
> addresses. 3com should also know better.

Even so, shouldn't NetSurf be assuming the http:// part whether it is
an IP address or name?

> Sadly, domain registrars have let this go on for too long to take it
> back now.

Yeah, 192.com has existed for as long as I remember.

Chris