Bug#391290: apache should automatically detect extra periods/commas at the end of URLs and fix
Hi, As Roberto mentions, it would be useful for Apache admins if there were a default rewrite.conf in mods-available/ with such a rewrite rule, and a comment: # This rule automatically removes all trailing periods and commas from requested URLs. This is useful in cases where someone tells someone else about a website in the middle of a sentence and then puts a period or comma right after the URL. Some inexperienced users think the period or comma is part of the URL and type it into their web browsers. mod_speling serves this purpose exactly. It is easily enabled by the admin. I see no use in implementing this separately when something like mod_speling already exists. I propose to close the bug. Thijs signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#391290: apache should automatically detect extra periods/commas at the end of URLs and fix
2006/10/7, Stefan Fritsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 06 October 2006 00:32, Jason Spiro wrote: This can be done with mod_speling or with something like RewriteRule ^(.*)[,.]$ $1 [R] though the latter will prevent you from requesting any file ending with period or comma. With some more refined rewrite magic using subrequests, you can probably avoid that. However, by default Apache should return exactly what was requested. Therefore I close this bug. Why shouldn't Apache ship with a RewriteRule to correct such a common error by default? It's very uncommon for webmasters to post files whose names end with a period or comma anyway. Several reasons: - if you don't know that the rule is active, it would lead to quite unexpected and hard to debug behaviour (who knows what kind of URLs are used by some webapp...) - you don't want to have mod_rewrite active by default (there have been security issues that only affect mod_rewrite) - mod_speling does quite a bit more, so you don't want to have that active by default either As Roberto mentions, it would be useful for Apache admins if there were a default rewrite.conf in mods-available/ with such a rewrite rule, and a comment: # This rule automatically removes all trailing periods and commas from requested URLs. This is useful in cases where someone tells someone else about a website in the middle of a sentence and then puts a period or comma right after the URL. Some inexperienced users think the period or comma is part of the URL and type it into their web browsers. Cheers, Jason -- Jason Spiro: computer consulting with a smile. I also provide training and spyware removal services for homes and businesses. Call or email for a FREE 5-minute consultation. Satisfaction guaranteed. 416-781-5938 / Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#391290: apache should automatically detect extra periods/commas at the end of URLs and fix
On Friday 06 October 2006 00:32, Jason Spiro wrote: This can be done with mod_speling or with something like RewriteRule ^(.*)[,.]$ $1 [R] though the latter will prevent you from requesting any file ending with period or comma. With some more refined rewrite magic using subrequests, you can probably avoid that. However, by default Apache should return exactly what was requested. Therefore I close this bug. Why shouldn't Apache ship with a RewriteRule to correct such a common error by default? It's very uncommon for webmasters to post files whose names end with a period or comma anyway. Several reasons: - if you don't know that the rule is active, it would lead to quite unexpected and hard to debug behaviour (who knows what kind of URLs are used by some webapp...) - you don't want to have mod_rewrite active by default (there have been security issues that only affect mod_rewrite) - mod_speling does quite a bit more, so you don't want to have that active by default either Cheers, Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#391290: apache should automatically detect extra periods/commas at the end of URLs and fix
Package: apache2 Version: 2.0.55-4.1 Severity: wishlist Many people type in URLs with extra periods or commas. For example, a user may type: http://www.jspiro.com/wiki. when they actually meant to type: http://www.jspiro.com/wiki This causes a lot of 404 errors on web servers everywhere. Would it be possible for apache to automatically detect extra periods/commas at the end of URLs and redirect clients to the correct place? Regards, Jason -- Jason Spiro: computer consulting with a smile. I also provide training and spyware removal services for homes and businesses. Call or email for a FREE 5-minute consultation. Satisfaction guaranteed. 416-781-5938 / Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
