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 engines like
>altavista.com who
>
>[Fri Feb 23 01:47:29 2001] [error] [client 210.150.25.154] File does not
>exist: /var/html/grizz/www/f-10com-Hus&Wifes.htm
>
>The file looked for was:
>f-10com-Hus&Wifes.htm
>
>The actual file name is:
>f-10com-Hus&Wifes.htm
>
>Are there certain characters that one should avoid in file names?
I've usually had to escape space, ampersand (&), single quotes('),
parentheses, braces (both [ and { and their closers), question marks, and
asterisks.
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