Should image/css/javascript references from HTML use relative or absolute paths?

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Published on 2010-04-06T14:20:48Z Indexed on 2010/04/06 14:23 UTC
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What are the pros and cons of referencing web assets using relative or absolute paths? For example:

<link rel="StyleSheet" href="/css/mystylesheet.css" type="text/css" />
<img src="/images/myimage.gif" alt="My Image" />

vs.

<link rel="StyleSheet" href="../css/mystylesheet.css" type="text/css" />
<img src="../images/myimage.gif" alt="My Image" />

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