Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 25765 invoked from network); 11 Apr 2007 21:38:40 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 11 Apr 2007 21:38:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 61417 invoked by uid 500); 11 Apr 2007 21:38:45 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 60551 invoked by uid 500); 11 Apr 2007 21:38:43 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: dev@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 60540 invoked by uid 99); 11 Apr 2007 21:38:43 -0000 Received: from herse.apache.org (HELO herse.apache.org) (140.211.11.133) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:38:43 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (herse.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [64.202.165.33] (HELO smtpauth11.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net) (64.202.165.33) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with SMTP; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:38:36 -0700 Received: (qmail 21109 invoked from network); 11 Apr 2007 21:38:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (24.15.193.17) by smtpauth11.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.33) with ESMTP; 11 Apr 2007 21:38:15 -0000 Message-ID: <461D5547.8060109@rowe-clan.net> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:38:15 -0500 From: "William A. Rowe, Jr." User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dev@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: mod_ftp "named virtual hosts"? References: <4616AC9F.8030901@rowe-clan.net> <20070406213750.59c4a379@grimnir> <1175895179.16240.14.camel@henriknordstrom.net> <461D02D2.9000300@rowe-clan.net> <1176326992.28300.32.camel@henriknordstrom.net> In-Reply-To: <1176326992.28300.32.camel@henriknordstrom.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Henrik Nordstrom wrote: > >> So if, for example, the admin wanted to define & as the alternative >> separator, ftp://me&myhost:pass@myhost/ would be a little less ambiguous >> to browser-style schemas. > > Sounds reasonable. Except that it's quite impractical to use in HTML > coding and very many applications (and users) rendering data into HTML > will get it wrong.. You (the admin) would elect the alternate separator. > Note: how most browser user agents implements the ftp:// URI scheme in > general is quite far outside the standards, so it's not easy to know > what will happen when trying something other than plain anonymous ftp > with non-problematic characters, or even file paths.. Of course - most do and I wouldn't count on consistency.