IE, how to enter a port number in the adres field.

[akirarulez]

If you only specify a port, but not a protocol, how does the browser know that you actually want HTTPS, FTP or whatever else IE can do? AFAIK, You can have a webserver listening to any port number that you want. This means FTP at port 80, HTTP at 443, HTTPS at 60000 are all valid requests.

I am actually surprised that Microsoft does not just append HTTP and port 80 to every string typed in the address. That seems like the Microsoft way.

Never thought about it that way tbh, since a browser would be for http primarily anyway. So in my mind it would always assume HTTP unless told else.
Chrome does it that way, so does Firefox: ie they show the web interface if i type the ip with port 88 added without needing to add http://
Which makes sense, cuz a browser is for http usage first.

[will_perdikakis]

Never thought about it that way tbh, since a browser would be for http primarily anyway. So in my mind it would always assume HTTP unless told else.
Chrome does it that way, so does Firefox: ie they show the web interface if i type the ip with port 88 added without needing to add http://
Which makes sense, cuz a browser is for http usage first.

I agree that it makes sense to assume HTTP, however, being a technical pedant, I always type the protocol. [wtf]

[Lord_Micron]

I agree that it makes sense to assume HTTP, however, being a technical pedant, I always type the protocol. [wtf]

I do too, and I always type out the www for the majority of sites... wife makes fun of me for it.

[will_perdikakis]

I do too, and I always type out the www for the majority of sites... wife makes fun of me for it.

CTRL + ENTER FTW?