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08-01-2003, 07:56 AM
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consequences of a "\" in a URL?
Hey all,
I noticed an error in a URL on my site, as "%5C" appearing in the string. I found that this is the result of a "\" (backslash) that got passed into the URL. I did a little research and found that this is an "unsafe" character for a URL. What does that mean? What might happen? Thanks! pete |
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08-01-2003, 08:08 AM
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It means that a browser may not be able to handle it.
One of my wife's professors posted homework on the web, but he kept on putting backslashes into the address. Although IE would be able to handle it (maybe M$ foresaw that its users would not know the difference between / and \), but Mozilla (my default browser) would not. Bottom line: don't use it. |
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08-01-2003, 08:31 AM
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Thanks!
It was an accident, really 
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