diff --git a/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim b/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim
index bc5a85a..6e33d51 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim
+++ b/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 " netrwPlugin.vim: Handles file transfer and remote directory listing across a network
 "            PLUGIN PORTION
-" Date:		Oct 12, 2005
+" Date:		Oct 27, 2005
 " Maintainer:	Charles E Campbell, Jr <drchipNOSPAM at campbellfamily dot biz>
 " GetLatestVimScripts: 1075 1 :AutoInstall: netrw.vim
 " Copyright:    Copyright (C) 1999-2005 Charles E. Campbell, Jr. {{{1
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@
 augroup Network
  au!
  if has("win32") || has("win95") || has("win64") || has("win16")
-  au BufReadCmd  file://*		exe "silent doau BufReadPre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe 'e '.substitute(expand("<amatch>"),"file:/*","","")|exe "silent doau BufReadPost ".expand("<amatch>")
+  au BufReadCmd  file://*		exe "silent doau BufReadPre ".netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>"))|exe 'e '.substitute(netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>")),'file://\(.*\)','\1',"")|exe "silent doau BufReadPost ".netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>"))
  else
-  au BufReadCmd  file:///*		exe "silent doau BufReadPre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe 'e /'.substitute(expand("<amatch>"),"file:/*","","")|exe "silent doau BufReadPost ".expand("<amatch>")
-  au BufReadCmd  file://localhost/*	exe "silent doau BufReadPre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe 'e /'.substitute(expand("<amatch>"),"file:/*","","")|exe "silent doau BufReadPost ".expand("<amatch>")
+  au BufReadCmd  file://*		exe "silent doau BufReadPre ".netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>"))|exe 'e '.substitute(netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>")),'file://\(.*\)','\1',"")|exe "silent doau BufReadPost ".netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>"))
+  au BufReadCmd  file://localhost/*	exe "silent doau BufReadPre ".netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>"))|exe 'e '.substitute(netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>")),'file://localhost/\(.*\)','\1',"")|exe "silent doau BufReadPost ".netrw#RFC2396(expand("<amatch>"))
  endif
  au BufReadCmd   ftp://*,rcp://*,scp://*,http://*,dav://*,rsync://*,sftp://*	exe "silent doau BufReadPre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe "Nread 0r ".expand("<amatch>")|exe "silent doau BufReadPost ".expand("<amatch>")
- au FileReadCmd  ftp://*,rcp://*,scp://*,http://*,dav://*,rsync://*,sftp://*	exe "silent doau BufReadPre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe "Nread "   .expand("<amatch>")|exe "silent doau FileReadPost ".expand("<amatch>")
+ au FileReadCmd  ftp://*,rcp://*,scp://*,http://*,dav://*,rsync://*,sftp://*	exe "silent doau FileReadPre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe "Nread "   .expand("<amatch>")|exe "silent doau FileReadPost ".expand("<amatch>")
  au BufWriteCmd  ftp://*,rcp://*,scp://*,dav://*,rsync://*,sftp://*		exe "silent doau BufWritePre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe "Nwrite " .expand("<amatch>")|exe "silent doau BufWritePost ".expand("<amatch>")
- au FileWriteCmd ftp://*,rcp://*,scp://*,dav://*,rsync://*,sftp://*		exe "silent doau BufWritePre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe "'[,']Nwrite " .expand("<amatch>")|exe "silent doau FileWritePost ".expand("<amatch>")
+ au FileWriteCmd ftp://*,rcp://*,scp://*,dav://*,rsync://*,sftp://*		exe "silent doau FileWritePre ".expand("<amatch>")|exe "'[,']Nwrite " .expand("<amatch>")|exe "silent doau FileWritePost ".expand("<amatch>")
 augroup END
 
 " Commands: :Nread, :Nwrite, :NetUserPass {{{2