On 9/25/07, Ralph Shumaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Possibly, tho I seem to recall that http uses port 80 and ftp uses
> something else.  But even http and ftp have alternate ports that they
> can sometimes use, right?  For some reason, I'm thinking it was more
> this than what you said.  Or maybe this is just semantics (i.e. 80 =
> http, ??? = https, etc.).  But what I seem to recall is that FileHound
> would try different port numbers.  In fact, it may even have tried the
> ftp port number automatically instead of the http port number, even when
> you fed it an http URL.  (Certainty of recollection on this point is
> somewhat slim.)

If your insatiable curiosity leads to wanting to read more about FileHound, see

<http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/FileHound.shtml>

    carl
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