Uniform Resource Locator or Web Address
http:// |
Access a hypertext document (i.e. .htm or .html) |
ftp:// |
Access File Transfer Protocol servers |
gopher:// |
Access gopher menus (gopher://utirc.utoronto.ca/string) |
mailto: |
Send electronic mail to the designated mail address. (mailto:name@domain) |
news: |
Access USENET newsgroups (news: comp.edu) |
telnet:// |
Log into a remote computer (telnet://k12science.stevens-tech.edu) |
wais:// |
Access Wide Area Network Search (WAIS) databases (wais://wais.server.edu/database) |
file:// |
Access local or networked files, not over the Internet. |