>>testing : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/161738.com returns .t. even if this page dont exists.funny!
>>getting 404 error page (invalid Url inside a valid domain) this function returns .t. as valid url.
>>The API InternetGetConnectedState provides same behaviour.
>>maybe the DOS command "PING " can resolve this ? to test.
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>Hi Yousfi,
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>I think this test (even if not 100% reliable) is OK for me now. I already posted the User Story completed with that code. We'll see what the testers tell me. The validation of URL was not actually required at all, but I thought it would be nice to have.

True validation is done by checking if it works.
If someone wants to enter a future URL then things get complicated.