I thought he was referring to the http:// http:// or ftp://. Without them it could be http:news.ycombinator.com or ftp:someserver.org. Edit: Ok I reread your c

I thought he was referring to the http:// http:// or ftp://. Without them it could be http:news.ycombinator.com or ftp:someserver.org. Edit: Ok I reread your comment and understand it better. That could be a problem but there could be other solutions, but at the moment, I don't care to think them through.