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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 24, 2012
Todd E. Kaplinger, Raleigh, NC (US);
James L. Lentz, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher C. Mitchell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Aaron K. Shook, Raleigh, NC (US);
Todd E. Kaplinger, Raleigh, NC (US);
James L. Lentz, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher C. Mitchell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Aaron K. Shook, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for electronically communicating a correct Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The browser detects a copying of a URL to be placed in an electronic communication. In response to determining that the URL specifies an address of a loopback interface of the computing device via a localhost, the browser obtains the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computing device hosting the resource (e.g., application) referenced by the URL. The browser replaces the localhost in the URL with either the FQDN or IP address of the computing device. The modified URL is then made available to be shared with other users via electronic communication. In this manner, the localhost is automatically replaced with the correct domain name or IP address thereby ensuring that third party users will be able to retrieve the resource hosted on the computing device.