RE: [squid-users] "_" (underline) in website names

Hi,

check out the RFC 2396 - it states that the underscore isn't allowed as part
of hostname in an URL. So squid is simply being standard compliant.

/Stefan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: LA Walsh [mailto:law@sgi.com]
> Sent: den 18 maj 2001 08:24
> To: Robert Collins
> Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] "_" (underline) in website names
>
>
> Robert Collins wrote:
>
> > Quoting from the squid error page:
> >
> > Illegal character in hostname; underscores are not allowed
> >
> > underscores are not valid in hostnames.
> >
> > Rob
>
> ---
> How do you connect to websites that contain "_"s? I can use
> a netscape proxy -- that worked. I can use SOCKS. Why should
> squid disallow it? Squid should not be in the position of deciding
> what are valid internet names -- should it?
>
>
> http://azur_gddess_shadws.tripod.com/blueselenasteenwiccasite/id4.html
>
> Found it in a google search.
>
> -linda
>
>
Received on Fri May 18 2001 - 00:52:20 MDT