>>I'd have to ask why there is a distinction. I.e. why is it http:// but \\myserver\ ? Why not allow either, or enforce the same direction slash for both circumstances? AFAIK backslash has no other function in written language.
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>Exactly, John. It's only used (AFAIK) in paths on a PC. God knows why they did that anyway - as we know, "/" is used for all web addresses so why wasn't it good enough for PC paths? Why did it need to be introduced in the first place?

Of course, paths came before web addresses, so you might ask why did they use regular slashes in web addresses.

Tamar