Re: LYNX-DEV Bug in Lynx 2-7-2 with web500gw

[Ric Miller ACNS]

On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, Philip Webb wrote:

> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 13:01:58 -0500 (EST)
> From: Philip Webb <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: address@hidden
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: LYNX-DEV Bug in Lynx 2-7-2 with web500gw
> 
> 980120 Rick Miller wrote: 
> -- snip --
> > After installing lynx 2-7-2 the following url 
> >   http://directory.colostate.edu:1411/o=Colorado State University, c=US
> >  
> > This worked at 2-5.  It seem to be valid then.
> > It works with Netscape 3.0 and all other versions as far as I know.
> > I know the web500gw is complaining.  He is complaining because lynx 2.7.2
> > got rid of the spaces.  No other clients I have tried has done this.
> 
> to narrow it down: using 2-7 on the URL above,
> even with the  3  spaces replaced by  %40  , gives the error message:
>   "X.500 -- WWW Error: Server error -- error occurred while searching X.500"
 
   With %20 's it works as it should.  %40 is an @, I believe.

   Ric Miller (address@hidden)
   Academic Computing & Networking Services