Uniform Resource Locator - URL

• URL (Uniform Resource Locator) A human-readable string that identifies the location of a resource on the Internet (for example, a page of HTML data or a .GIF file) and the protocol used to retrieve it. The URL for a document published by the Word Wide Web Consortium that describes the format of URL is:
  WWW Consortium http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Addressing/Addressing.html
  
  
• Maximum URL Length Is 2,083 Characters in Internet Explorer
  Internet Explorer has a maximum uniform resource locator (URL) length of 2,083 characters, with a maximum path length of 2,048 characters. This limit applies to both POST and GET request URLs.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q208427 (Sept. 13, 2001)
  
  
• INFO: HTML Help URL Protocols
  Mk:@MSITStore:filename.chm::/page.htm
  HTML Help uses Internet Explorer to navigate to and access .chm files. Internet Explorer uses certain protocols to access the files. The following are some general rules regarding the protocols.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q235226 (Oct. 10, 1999)
  
  
• URL Is Truncated If Longer Than 255 Characters for Plugins and ActiveX Controls
  Web addresses (URLs) that are longer than 255 characters are truncated before being passed to a plug-in or ActiveX control, causing the plug-in or ActiveX control not to gain access to the requested Resource.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q244336 (Sept. 19, 2001)
  
  
• Windows 95 and Windows 98 File Access URL Update
  If you browse a Web page containing a very long "file://" address (URL) or Universal Naming Convention (UNC) string, or you view an HTML e-mail message containing such a string, Windows may stop responding (hang), or an unexpected command may be run on your computer.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q245727 (Feb. 6, 2001) |
  
  
• OLEXP: Hyperlink with an Exclamation Point (!) in the Address Does Not Start Your Web Browser Program
  After you click a hyperlink that is embedded in an Outlook Express e-mail, the (URL) may not start your Web browser program. Also, only a portion of the URL may be underlined in the e-mail message.
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q249613 (Nov. 20, 2000)