Re: [WWWOFFLE-Users] RFE: don't create directory if host doesn't exist

[Andrew M. Bishop]

Matus UHLAR - fantomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I often paste string from clipboard to a mozilla browser, which results into
> tryting to open URL pointed at (it's very good feature of mozilla).
> 
> When this happens, wwwoffle creates directory for the "host", even if it
> does not exist. It means that I get many useless directories (with error
> messages) created in spool directory.
> 
> Could wwwoffle skip this behaviour, and try to validate hostname (at least
> in online mode w/o paren tproxy set up) before creating the directory?

If Mozilla is asking WWWOFFLE for a valid hostname then I don't see
the problem because WWWOFFLE will fetch the URL that is requested.
The directory will be filled with a real web page or an error message.

If the problem is that Mozilla is asking for a URL that is not really
a URL but a random string then the problem is with Mozilla.  Mozilla
should be validating the hostname before asking for it.

Can you give an example of the type of hostname that is causing you
the problem.

-- 
Andrew.
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