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

I think that test checks if the domain is OK. So, it may allow URLs that return 404 errors, but I don't think it should be a major concern for me. It will filter bad inputs such as 1243fdkjfkdjfkd.

If there is no internet connection to test, then it also will be a problem. I'll let our testers to come back to me, though, in case this validation I introduced is not a good one.