[plug] Apache doesnt like filenames with spaces

[Mike Holland]

On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, Colin Muller wrote:

> A space is not a valid URL character (it's called an "unsafe" character
> in the HTTP RFCs). A server should not accept your request for a
> filename with a space, and should really replace a space with %20 if,

OK, I understand that spaces break the HTTP syntax, but I'm talking HTML
here. So it appears the Apache is innocent, and Netscape is at fault for
generating a bad HTTP request. I tested this with IE5, and it correctly
substituted %20 for " " in the HTTP request.
  So is this another reason why IE is better than Netscape? Or is there
something in the HTTP spec. that causes this? I tried reading the spec.,
but it wasnt clear, and just refers to another doc.

Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>   Perth, Australia.
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