- From: Susan Liebeskind <shl@cc.gatech.edu>
- Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 18:07:17 -0400 (EDT)
- To: www-lib-bugs@w3.org
This may be a matter of standards interpretation, but I need some clarification... --------------- I am using the latest version of the libw3c with my application and notice that libwww distinguishes between a url of the form http://www.ale.org/showcase/ and http://www.ale.org/showcase whereas Netscape treats those URLS as the same. What is the official statement about the placement of a terminating slash? -------------------- EXAMPLE: I ran the LineMode browser with the -vau flags to give me the anchor and uri traces during a session in which I encounter pages with both the above URLS. This is to prevent me from introducing any funny business from my own application into the anchor creation. The trace indicates that the library thinks these URLS are different HTSimplify.. `http://www.ale.org/showcase/' into ............ `http://www.ale.org/showcase/' Find Parent. 105dd8 with hash 65 and address `http://www.ale.org/showcase/' created and HTSimplify.. `http://www.ale.org/showcase' into ............ `http://www.ale.org/showcase' Find Parent. 115120 with hash 6 and address `http://www.ale.org/showcase' created ------------ I would have expected HTSimplify to convert those two addresses into the same URL. Which behavior (libwww or Netscape) is correct here? Or is this one of those browser decisions? Many thanks. Susan Liebeskind -- =========================================================================== Susan Liebeskind (susan.liebeskind@gtri.gatech.edu) GTRI/ITTL/CSITD 347 Ferst St Atlanta, GA 30332-0817 Phone 404-894-4266
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