@@ -106,11 +106,15 @@
 			     newWithClass: isa
 			    requestedSize: [str cStringLength]];
 
 		str_c = str_c2;
 
-		if (!strncmp(str_c, "http://", 7)) {
+		if (!strncmp(str_c, "file://", 7)) {
+			scheme = @"file";
+			path = [[OFString alloc] initWithCString: str_c + 7];
+			return self;
+		} else if (!strncmp(str_c, "http://", 7)) {
 			scheme = @"http";
 			str_c += 7;
 		} else if (!strncmp(str_c, "https://", 8)) {
 			scheme = @"https";
 			str_c += 8;
@@ -481,10 +485,15 @@
 - (OFString*)description
 {
 	OFMutableString *desc = [OFMutableString stringWithFormat: @"%@://",
 								   scheme];
 	BOOL needPort = YES;
+
+	if ([scheme isEqual: @"file"]) {
+		[desc appendString: path];
+		return desc;
+	}
 
 	if (user != nil && password != nil)
 		[desc appendFormat: @"%@:%@@", user, password];
 	else if (user != nil)
 		[desc appendFormat: @"%@@", user];