Re: Post Method Problem
Doug Monroe (monroe@lucent.com)
Thu, 04 Jan 2001 12:33:26 -0500
"Derek J. Balling" wrote:
>
> At 10:35 PM -0800 1/3/01, Gisle Aas wrote:
> >"Bernie Aua" <bernie@summum.org> writes:
> >
> >> form contents to both secure and non-secure URLs. For the most part,
> >> everything works great. However, I have encountered a problem with a
> >> specific secure URL. When I submit a form via the POST method to this URL:
> >>
> >> https://ssl.aego.com:443/%ae6e1ee074dabd0da94dc811d4
> >>
> >> I always receive a 500 server error for the response. Using Internet
[snip]
> But in reality, isn't the answer here "fix the URL"? I mean...
> "percent-character-character" has a defined meaning in a URL, and it is
> apparently being subverted by broken technology here.
>
> Or am I completely missing something here?
if you are...I'm right there with you ;)
I was going to suggest:
s/\%/%25/;
e.g.
https://ssl.aego.com:443/%25ae6e1ee074dabd0da94dc811d4
??
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Doug Monroe