> From: Steve Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 9:30 AM
>
> It has to do with the processing at the server end....
>
> The site name without the trailing slash indicates that the server
> should provide the default page for the site. Sometimes this is a
> complex name of a file or program not stored in the root html
directory.
> To make it easier for the users of the site, this information is
> defaulted when the user doesn't specify the trailing slash.
>
> The site name with a trailing slash indicates that the server should
> provide the default page for the root html directory. For the above
> case of a complex name, this default page usually redirects the
> browser to the new location.
I don't believe that's the case, since the http request will consist
simply of "GET /" in either case. It's the client browser that assumes
the implicit trailing / in this case, not the server. To my knowledge,
the server would have no way to distinguish between the two cases.
--
Craig Berry - (310) 570-4140
VP Technology
GlueCode
1452 Second St
Santa Monica CA 90401
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