Re: 404 errors and html file names with "&" and "+" in them

On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Steve Rudd wrote: >Hi! > >I have noticed in the log files that some file names that I have chosen >that include characters like "+" or "&" are not found and create an error 404. you can escape them off usually with a \ >I believe the file looked for is a redirect from search

Re: 404 errors and html file names with "&" and "+" in them

Hi Steve! On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Steve Rudd wrote: > The actual file name is: > f-10com-Hus&Wifes.htm > > Are there certain characters that one should avoid in file names? In general you should avoid everything but A-Za-z0-9 and '.'. All other characters have to be replaced in urls with %. Space

404 errors and html file names with "&" and "+" in them

Hi! I have noticed in the log files that some file names that I have chosen that include characters like "+" or "&" are not found and create an error 404. I believe the file looked for is a redirect from search engines like altavista.com who [Fri Feb 23 01:47:29 2001] [error] [client 210.15