URL

URL: Uniform Resource Locator

Address of resources worldwide is identified by its URL.

Everything you need to know to access a specific ressource

Syntax:

protocol://userID:Passwd@machineName:port/accessPath/filename[#anchor|?parameter]

or more simply :  protocol://machineName/accessPath

Some examples

For FPT:   ftp://anonymous@ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/MIRRORS

For Gopher:   gopher://gopher.yoyodyne.com/

For File:   file:///Users/Sites_Docs/Docs_Vuylsteker.net/Formation/URL.html

For Mail:   mailto:toto@anu.edu.au

For Skype: callto://toto

For HTTP:   http://students.anu.edu.au/

http://127.0.0.1/lecture/comp1710/week1.en.html

http://www.ina.fr/cgi-bin/INA/Media/New/search.pl?num_type=1&sous_date=6&sortby1=0&lieu=1&sous_lieu1=0&sous_lieu2=0&sous_typo1=0&sous_typo2=0&typo=3&sous_typo3=0&sous_typo4=0&sous_typo5=0&sous_typo6=0&sous_typo7=0&sortby2=0&sortby=0&langue=fr&mode=emplois