> > > > it is "mein%20name" which is perfectly correct url encoded. > > hmm... RFC1630 says: > > | QUERY STRINGS > | [...] > | Within the query string, the plus sign is reserved as shorthand > | notation for a space. Therefore, real plus signs must be encoded. > | This method was used to make query URIs easier to pass in systems > | which did not allow spaces. >
"shorthand ... for space", %20 will do the same and also it's part of the rfc it has proven that + does not work all the time with all broswers. > at least the german embperl docu show an example where > > <A HREF="http://host/script?name=[+$n+]> > > is expanded to > http://host/script?name=Mein+Name > > ... that's why i ask at all :) > Ok, that's a little bit outdated, sorry Gerald ------------------------------------------------------------- Gerald Richter ecos electronic communication services gmbh Internetconnect * Webserver/-design/-datenbanken * Consulting Post: Tulpenstrasse 5 D-55276 Dienheim b. Mainz E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: +49 6133 925131 WWW: http://www.ecos.de Fax: +49 6133 925152 ------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
