From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-11-08T07:55:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Bug in URI.parse?

On Nov 7, 2005, at 2:29 PM, <sixtus@gmail.com> <sixtus@gmail.com> wrote:

> looking for the right place to post a bug, hope this is the right  
> mailing
> list :-)
>
> irb(main):003:0> URI.parse "
> http://london_airport_transfers.hotels-london.co.uk/transfer.php"
> URI::InvalidURIError: the scheme http does not accept registry part:
> london_airport_transfers.hotels-london.co.uk <http://london.co.uk>  
> (or bad
> hostname?)
> from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/generic.rb:194:in `initialize'
> from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/http.rb:46:in `initialize'
> from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:484:in `parse'
> from (irb):3
>
> The address is valid, check yourself. I started looking at the  
> code, but
> cannot figure it out.

An _ is forbidden by RFC952.

If you still don't believe me, go try to register a domain with an _.

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