[whatwg/url] A '@' character in the host part of file URLs (Issue #805)

### What is the issue with the URL Standard?

(Reported in https://crbug.com/1502849)

It appears that Windows uses file URLs with '@' (U+0040) characters in their host parts, such as `file://webdavserver.net@ssl/a.pdf`.

However, according to my understanding, `file://webdavserver.net@ssl/a.pdf` is invalid URL in the URL Standard because '@' is considered a [forbidden host code point](https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#forbidden-host-code-point).

To ensure compatibility with Windows file URLs, should we consider allowing the '@' character in the host part of file URLs?

I'd appreciate hearing opinions of the URL Standard folks on this matter.

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