List of Mozilla supported URI schemes

List of URI Schemes

• http:// by default, port 80
• https:// by default, port 443 (SSL)
• ftp:// by default, port 21
• file:// : file:///etc/hosts on Unix/Linux, file:///c:/some/file.txt on Windows.
• moz-icon://.ext?size=32  : you can replace ext by your some file extension like js, css, xul, xml, etc. and the size number by 1 to 127
• mailto:emailaddress@domain.com
• about:
• chrome://
• ...

Preferences

See gecko.handlerService.schemes.*

Scripting Interface

See nsIProtocolHandler to create a new protocol/scheme.

about:

• about:
• about:config
• about:crashes
• about:mozilla
• about:plugins
• about:robots
• ...