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Re: Stick in the mud...
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:08:19 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > which helps deter sloppy (i.e. wrong) URLs from being propagated.
> >
> > You're technically correct. Leaving off a trailing slash is technically
> > "wrong" syntax. But before we condemn servers for automatically adding it
> > back in and doing what the user expects without a lecture to the user on
> > "proper" URL syntax, let's please remember why computers were invented and
> > who is supposed to be in charge during the user-computer experience.
> >
> > One hint, it's not the computer. And it's not the system administrator
> > either, at least not to the extent of dictating how the user should
> > interact.
> >
> > Having said that, I think what you propose as a way to catch omitted
> > slashes seems reasonable.
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> I'm of two minds on this. :)
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> It's not so bad when a server adds a trailing slash when someone types a URL
> in wrong by hand (like something they saw printed wrong on purpose in a print
> advertisement), but when a server allows _written_ URLs (i.e., from links at
> other pages) to be wrong, therein lies the can of worms. Hmm, a server could
> certainly look at the HTTP referrer on-the-fly and decide how lenient to be
> based on the origin of the URL.
If I were paying for a website to be designed for me for a commercial purpose,
I'd want it designed to maximise the ease of use and to make any user feel
comfortable - I doubt this would include lecturing users on web use.
Scott A
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> --Todd
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| In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) You're technically correct. Leaving off a trailing slash is technically "wrong" syntax. But before we condemn servers for automatically adding it back in and doing what the user expects (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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