Re: File name extension problem in a url

Keith,

You are right. The browser should not recognize or discard any
particular string, and Amaya does not. Could you provide a complete
URI? Otherwise it's hard to check what the problem is.

Vincent.

K Hopper wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
>      I was quite amazed today when I asked Amaya (5.3/linux) to load a url
> http://......../fred.333 where the dots are arbitrary path components. 
> Amaya declined to do anything (just a blank window) - but every other
> browser I have cheerfully sends the url to the host - which then generates
> a page dynamically.
> 
>      Where does it state that a particular string of characters has to be
> recognised -by the browser-.  My understanding is that it is the server
> which decides what to do.
> 
>      The same thing seems to happen if a form action url includes a session
> identity (eg for a scripting langugae).  The form is not submitted - or so
> it seems.
> 
>      Is this behaviour correct?
> 
>                         Regards,
> 
>                                         Keith Hopper
> 
> 
> 

Received on Thursday, 21 March 2002 03:25:46 UTC