Content-Location: path separator characters

Section 3.3 Disposition Parameter: 'Filename' says

"""
When the value contains path separator characters, all but the last segment SHOULD be ignored. This prevents unintentional overwriting of well-known file system location (such as "/etc//passwd").
"""

However, "path separator characters" is not defined; should this be platform-specific, or should we nominate the characters in question? Either way, it needs to be more explicit.

Nit: the end of the quoted sentence above should be "... well-known file system locations ... "

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Received on Thursday, 10 February 2011 00:33:05 UTC