HTTPS and URL encoding

From: Billy Kimber (Billy.Kimber.16vn00_at_myispforum.com)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 19:04:01 GMT

I use HTTPS to connect to a server. But some private information appears
in the URL. Can my ISP see the URL I request or is the URL encrypted as
well as the content of the page?
And if the URL is encrypted, how can my request find the server???
- Billy 

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