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URLs for different information systems

This section describes the specific syntax for each of the commonly used information system protocols. The type of a document is indicated separately from the protocol. Documents of a particular type are not restricted to being retrieved using a particular protocol.

• HTTP
• Gopher
• File Transfer Protocol
• File
• News

Spinning the Web by Andrew Ford
© 1995 International Thomson Publishing
© 2002 Andrew Ford and Ford & Mason Ltd
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