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Most URLs include the name and type of organization sponsoring the Web page. The type of
organization is identified by a three-letter code called a "top level domain name."
The most common long-lived domains include .edu, .com, .net, .mil, though many others have been added and
are being added all the time, making it more difficult to use this information in evaluting sites.
Sometimes the origin of some international sites can be determined
by country codes found in the URL.
If you are having a difficult time identifying the publisher of a Web page, remove the
file name from the URL to determine the sponsoring organization's Web site. For example:
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