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https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt may shed some light on this. It describes the ":" as the separator, while the // is a scheme-specific prefix, like a super-powered path separator.

More here: https://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/FAQ.html#etc




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