Re^2: Login and htaccess

You should know that, in this article, Microsoft explain that they have deliberately withdrawn support for this URL syntax from their Internet Explorer browsers.

Personally I am baffled as to why Microsoft made this decision as support for it does not make any site more or less secure.

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Re^3: Login and htaccess by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 26, 2006 at 07:01 UTC
It's use for protection against spoofing. People would email URLs such as `http://www.ebay.com@3478348818/verify.cgi?id=827439327432` in phishing emails. It looks like some URL at `www.ebay.com`, but it really contacted `209.197.123.153`. These URLs could fool even the trained eye, if it wasn't too careful. It seems they also prevent http://3478348818/ and other uncommon forms from working now. – Keep in mind that `3478348818 == ((209255+197)255+123)*255+153`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Login and htaccess by monarch (Priest) on Apr 26, 2006 at 23:48 UTC
So why couldn't Microsoft fix the display issue in IE rather than disable the entire point of the URL (passing usernames and passwords to that URL)??? This was a horrific misuse of monopolistic power in the marketplace by Microsoft and inflamed me when I discovered this (as I had been relying on it). Honestly, you'd have to have no respect for the technological world or any respect for human beings in general to work for Microsoft.	[reply]
Re^5: Login and htaccess by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 27, 2006 at 00:32 UTC
What display issue? What I posted was a valid URL. The bug is in the design of URLs.	[reply]