When .com became a common top level domain, search tools did not commingle the file:// and http:// http:// protocols. This was probably for two reasons. Bandwi

When .com became a common top level domain, search tools did not commingle the file:// and http:// http:// protocols. This was probably for two reasons. Bandwidth was precious. Searching file systems was slow. Maybe business ethics played a role as well. Maybe not.