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Posted by robert on 05/26/06 18:46
"Oli Filth" <catch@olifilth.co.uk> wrote in message
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| robert said the following on 26/05/2006 16:36:
| > "Oli Filth" <catch@olifilth.co.uk> wrote in message
| > news:k2Fdg.1306$zv2.529@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
| > | John Dunlop said the following on 26/05/2006 16:02:
| > | > wylbur37:
| > | >
| > | >> <a href="file:///C:/pictures/xyz.jpg"> Picture </a>
| > | >
| > | > I think - could be wrong - that Firefox doesn't follow file links,
| > | > however they're specified, in resources requested by HTTP. It sits
and
| > | > does nothing. Dunno what other browsers do.
| > |
| > | I'm not sure this makes any sense at all. By definition, a "file://"
| > | link is not an "http://" link, and so doesn't involve HTTP.
| > |
| > | As for why it doesn't work for the OP, though, I have no idea.
| >
| > actually oli, iirc the rfc for href is for a URI and not specifically a
| > URL...where the resource could be even something as non-url as a
javascript
| > function.
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| Indeed, I'm aware of that ;) . However, I now realise that I've misread
| John's post, so ignore what I said!
there's a wink in there, oli...i know you know your stuff many times over.
that was my gentle supposition more for the op and john dunlop.
cheers.
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