On stardate 8 Feb 2001, Matthew Seaver sent a subspace communication stating:

> I heard (read) that when sending people a link, via e-mail, when typing it
> in yourself, or when using it in code you should always include the trailing
> slash "/" if the page is the index page of that directory (be it default, home,
> index, or what ever the server picks as default). I understood this to be a time
> saving character for the server to use.
> 
> (e.g. http://www.newwinecc.org/ or http://www.newwinecc.org)
> 
> Is this true? Or is it really just an example of splitting atoms, and
> doesn't really make any more than a nano-seconds difference?
> 
     I've actually run into sites that won't load if you do use the "/" so it does 
make a difference in somplaces. If the opposite is true, chances are some 
servers out there require it. Personally, I always use the slash in address 
without a ".html" ending, just so the person knows where the address ends.


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