The wireshark dump confirmed that it WAS NOT cfhttp doing this, but rather a "feature" of php called "magic quotes"
More info posted here: http://help.imified.com/faqs/building-imified-bots/backslashses-are-inserted-before-certain-characters-when-my-bot-replies > I have a CF page with this: > <cfhttp method="POST" url="http://test.local/test.php";> > <cfhttpparam type="formField" name="msg" value="I \ am"> > </cfhttp> > <cfoutput>#cfhttp.filecontent#</cfoutput> > > And a PHP receiving page: > you said: <?php > echo $_POST['msg']; > ?> > > The output of the CFML page is: > you said: I \\ am > > So, who is responsible for the extra backslash in the output? Is it > cfhttp or is it php, and why? Other characters like quotes and such > are also being escaped. > > Note that if you post to a CFML page then there isnt any extra > backslash in the output. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:323647 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
