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Subject: Re: Unwrapping urn:public:...
dcpleland@ftnetwork.com wrote: >> See the HTML 4.01 Recommendation at >> http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#h-17.13.4 , bullet >> point 1: > > This applies to the filling in of HTML forms, not to URLs When you fill in a form whose method is GET, an URL is generated whose query part contains plus signs for spaces. This can readily be verified, and has been documented in a variety of places. > I have not seen a cogent statement of reason for use of '+' as the > escapement of whitespace in URL. Readability. Analogy with existing practice. Analogy with existing recommendations/RFCs. -- There is / one art || John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com> no more / no less || http://www.reutershealth.com to do / all things || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan with art- / lessness \\ -- Piet Hein
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