<div>
I believe you are correct about the authentication. &nbsp;If authentication is not needed, then it is a way of telling the site where the link was referred from - often so they know how well their advertising dollars are being spent.
</div>


I believe you are correct about the authentication.  If authentication is not needed, then it is a way of telling the site where the link was referred from - often so they know how well their advertising dollars are being spent.

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
It seems that:<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cnet.net&@www.cnn.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.cnet.net&@www.cnn.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cnet.net&whatever&@www.cnn.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.cnet.net&whatever&@www.cnn.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cnet.net&text1&text2&@www.cnn.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.cnet.net&text1&text2&@www.cnn.com/</a><br />
<br />
is the same as<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/" rel="ugc">http://www.cnn.com/</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Can someone explain me the logic behind this? I am just lost...
</div>
</div>


It seems that:



http://www.cnet.net&@www.cnn.com/
http://www.cnet.net&whatever&@www.cnn.com/
http://www.cnet.net&text1&text2&@www.cnn.com/

is the same as

http://www.cnn.com/


Can someone explain me the logic behind this? I am just lost...

Http simple question.

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. Hypertext is structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text. HTTP is the protocol to exchange or transfer hypertext. HTTP functions as a request-response protocol in the client-server computing model. HTTP is designed to permit intermediate network elements to improve or enable communications between clients and servers. HTTP is an application layer protocol designed within the framework of the Internet Protocol Suite; it presumes an underlying and reliable transport layer protocol.

HTTP Protocol

HTTPS is a protocol for secure communication over a computer network which is widely used on the Internet. HTTPS consists of communication over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) within a connection encrypted by Transport Layer Security (TLS) or its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The main motivation for HTTPS is authentication of the visited website and to protect the privacy and integrity of the exchanged data. HTTPS is widely used for protecting page authenticity on all types of websites, securing accounts and keeping user communications, identity and web browsing private.