# More of an Internet question...

"Ashley M. Kirchner" (ashley@yeehaw.com)
Sat, 30 Dec 1995 09:35:15 PST

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    On Fri, 29 Dec 1995, The Raptor wrote:

    > Okay, Sorry to post an _almost_ irrelevant question to this list, but I
    > really need to know this, as I am trying to write a Web-Browser for
    > LakeMOO.  Here goes:
    >
    > When a WWW-Browser looks up an HTTP link, what port does it default to
    > when the user doesn't specify one?
    >

    	MOO-related, this doesn't matter.  Yes, a WWW call will try to
    trigger port 80 if the person didn't specify anything, but if you want to
    do this for a MOO, they're going to have to specify a port.  The reason
    being that you (as a user) cannot load up your MOO on any port under
    1025.  So there's no way you can 1) restart <moo> 80, nor can you 2)
    ;listen(80) if you have MPL installed.  Only a superuser or root can do
    these.

    	Thus, in your case, for LakeMOO, you would have to give it the URL
    of: http://LakeMOO's-address:port

    	This will make the browser hit the MOO's port as it should, and
    hopefully you have a $login:GET() installed so that it will actually work
    and produce something.

    	WizAsh@RiverMOO  (http://river.honors.indiana.edu:8888{/users/wizash})