Should Gemini clients alert users upon redirect?

Sean Conner sean at conman.org
Fri Sep 18 10:17:34 BST 2020


It was thus said that the Great Sandra Snan once stated:
> That might be me.
> 
> I am already aware of Bogan's case, I read it back in 2002.
> I find the arguments for slashless more convincing than the arguments against.

  I'm curious as to what the argument against is, because the slash is
semantically important.

=> gemini://gemini.conman.org/test/doc1  This is not a directory.
=> gemini://gemini.conman.org/test/doc1/ And this is not the document you think it is

  See, this topic came up earlier this year:

	https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2020/001998.html

  And then there's the reason for the tailing slash that Solderpunk gives:

	https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2020/002000.html

  The whole thread starts here:

	https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2020/001964.html

  -spc


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