[tech] doubts (was Re: [spec] [rfc] SEDR 300 VOLUME I)

[John Cowan]

On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 4:55 PM Sean Conner <sean at conman.org> wrote:


> > By the way, what happens on your implementation if I name the actual
> > gemini/text like "b%2Fw.gmi"? Burn and crash?
>
>   No.  It will be sent as "b/w.gmi".
>

In what circumstances?  If the URL bar or text link says "b%2Fw.gmi",
that's what should be sent to the server; if it says "b/w.gmi", then *that*
is what should be sent to the server.  The server may treat those
differently or the same.  The reason is that / is a reserved character.
The server ought to treat http://abc.com:80/~smith/home.html and
http://abc.com:80/%7Esmith/home.html exactly the same, per RFC 2616.




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