Microsoft MYTHS

[ashrack]

Am wondering how can this link:
http//www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=10292
which has a typo, theres a missing : right after http. Anyway the link always brings U to MICROSOFT.COM in FIREFOX

[aysiu]

For those too lazy to copy and paste the link to the location bar, just click here (http//www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=10292).

By the way, there's an explanation about it:
Why do Malformed URLs Redirect to Microsoft? (http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~jpheale/help_spam_google.html)

[ashrack]

tanx. that was interesting reading. No doubt MS has something to do with that..
I-ve transformed the link to URL. I thought the FORUM that that automaticly for links

[briancurtin]

"No doubt MS has something to do with that"

no, not at all actually.

[aysiu]

I thought the FORUM that that automaticly for links It does, but you need the : in there.