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Helloes!
Maybe a silly question, but I'm stumpered about this.
I can't reach websites that start with a - (minus sign). I've tried all browsers. Whats up with this?
Cheers
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example?
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I can't from the top of my head think of any website that starts with a - sign.
like:
http://-imdb.com ?
I can't reach that site either?:)
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Well, it's a hyve page. Sortof myspace.com. Users can specify a username, suchas -kevin. The address will be http://-kevin.hyves.nl .
I won't post the address, since it's of a person and I think that it's not nice to post that profile here... But it's in the format http://-name.hyves.nl
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/121467
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1034
It seems that domain names must not start with a hyphen "-", so it's not a bug.
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bad web practice
I need real, proper pen and paper for this.
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@noalwin: I can go there on Windows with any browser, so something must be wrong here, so afaik it's a bug?
@Sjoden: going there without the leading - won't work, it'll be a totally different address then.
Thanks for the replies!
Last edited by kevin89 (2008-01-30 00:07:45)
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Well, it's a hyve page. Sortof myspace.com. Users can specify a username, suchas -kevin. The address will be http://-kevin.hyves.nl .
I won't post the address, since it's of a person and I think that it's not nice to post that profile here... But it's in the format http://-name.hyves.nlCheers
you should post a real address so we can test it out. otherwise, we really cant help you.
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this is not a bug. url's that start with a - go against standards. this has been discussed here before.
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@bionnaki: I've looked up one: http://---lisa.hyves.nl/ This one works under Windows, but doesn't here.
@rson451: How come it'll work in the same browser, but only on a different OS?
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Have you tried IE6 (Wine)?
I need real, proper pen and paper for this.
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@bionnaki: I've looked up one: http://---lisa.hyves.nl/ This one works under Windows, but doesn't here.
Works fine without the minus signs: http://lisa.hyves.nl/
want a modular and tweaked KDE for arch? try kdemod
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Yes it is a standards issue, windows resolves the address even though it is not complying. For a work around go to www.network-tools.com and enter ---lisa.hyves.nl this will get you the ip address you can enter in the browser.
@funkyou the are different sites
Last edited by tesjo (2008-01-30 18:36:06)
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