[etherealG]

is this officially accepted syntax? does it work in all browsers? (I'd really love both these answers to be yes so I can start doing this on my sites)

[shazow]

Yes and yes, since 1995.

More specifically: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt

Via: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3583103/scheme-relative-u...

[etherealG]

thanks :)