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Disable FTP fallback for non-local file URLs by default

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      The file: URL scheme has a long-standing fallback feature where an FTP call will be attempted for non-local files.

      It has been suggested that this feature was an an interpretation of RFC 1738 section 3.10, and that it makes sense to disable it by default with a system property to enable it:

      https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/net-dev/2025-March/025990.html

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        		 Release Note: FTP Fallback for Non-Local File URLs Is Disabled by Default Sub-task Open Eirik Bjørsnøs  

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