RE: [boost] spaces in URIs

From: Iain K.Hanson (iain.hanson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-08 12:04:52

> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]On Behalf Of Jeff Garland
> Sent: 08 October 2002 17:08
>
> According to RFC1630:
><http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/references.html#ref-RFC1630>
>   Spaces and control characters in URLs must be escaped for transmission
in HTTP,
>   as must other disallowed characters.

Yes. And %20 is legal in w3c html specs as well. But IMHO it makes
about as much sence as having spaces in filenames and paths and
expecting not to have problems. I'd replace all spaces with '_'.

/ikh