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Re: lynx-dev URL Case Sensitivity in Crawler


From: Thomas Dickey
Subject: Re: lynx-dev URL Case Sensitivity in Crawler
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:55:04 -0500
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On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 10:43:46AM -0700, address@hidden wrote:
> In a recent note, Thomas Dickey said:
> 
> > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:07:21 -0500
> > 
> > On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 10:24:52AM -0800, Brian S Queen wrote:
> > > Version: 2.8.4
> > > 
> > > Problem:  Capitalization changes in the hostname of a URL make the URL 
> > > acceptable when the URL should be rejected.
> > > 
> > > Solution:  Force case insensitivity on the host part of the URL during 
> > > URL 
> > > comparison.
> > 
> > I understand that a pathname on a host is case-sensitive (usually).
> > But I'd thought hostnames were not.  Anyone know the applicable RFC?
> > 
> I believe that's what he's reporting/requesting.  I haven't used

at first glance, it sounded like that, but the "should be rejected" is
confusing me...

> crawl.  I assume that if he selects a filter which is supposed
> to prune away http://foo-bar/ he rightly sees a problem if Lynx
> traverses http://Foo-Bar/

-- 
Thomas E. Dickey <address@hidden>
http://invisible-island.net
ftp://invisible-island.net

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