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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Graham Dumpleton wrote:<BR>
> What is accepted convention for dealing with repeating slashes.<BR>
> Should any web server adapter leave repeating slashes in both<BR>
> SCRIPT_NAME and PATH_INFO, or should it at least normalise<BR>
> SCRIPT_NAME so that it matches the designated mount point.<BR>
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The URI BNF allows for empty path segments, so a doubled slash has its own distinct meaning. And since "the designated mount point" is so designated by the URI, I would think one should leave doubled slashes in. IMO this certainly applies to PATH_INFO, although I could understand someone writing a server that normalized SCRIPT_NAME (and telling its users it was limited in that way).<BR>
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Robert Brewer<BR>
System Architect<BR>
Amor Ministries<BR>
fumanchu@amor.org</FONT>
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