[pmmail-list] peculiar problem

[Tim Roberts]

Ralph Cohen wrote:

>Hi Tim,
>
>I think something that confuses the situation is that while email
>address and domain names are not case sensitive, individual web page
>names are. 
>

Actually, as Steve pointed out, the portion of an e-mail address to the 
left of the <at> sign CAN be case sensitive, if the receiving mail 
system so chooses.  I don't know any that do so, but the RFCs clearly 
allow it.

>For example www.abc.com/Page1.html is not the same as
>www.abc.com/page1.html.  Incorrect cases for page names is one of the
>most common reasons for Page Not Found errors.
>  
>

Yes, and it's a stupid situation.  Several experienced web developers 
have suggested using Apache rewrite rules to eliminate that.  Users 
shouldn't have to worry about case, except in parameters and forms.

-- 
- Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
  Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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