Re: Problem with new LDIF file:// URL handling

On 4/8/04 2:21 am, Drenter, James A. <james.drenter@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello:
> 
> I've run into a problem when parsing an LDIF file that contains an entry
> with a value that begins with a "<" (and probably a ":"), for example:
> 
>    statusflag: <<AWAY>>
> 
> While this isn't valid for the strictest interpretation of the LDIF
> specs/rfc2849 (the above should be base-64 encoded), neither is trying
> to interpret the value as a URL when there is a space between the colon
> and the "<" when you actually are trying to specify a URL, e.g.:
> 
>    # Invalid URL line
>    myfile: < file:://myfilename
> 
>    # Valid URL line
>    myfile:< file::/myfilename
> 
> This was pretty easy to make a bit more tolerant with a couple minor
> changes to LDIF.pm, the diff output follows.
> 
> Regards,
> James

Thanks, I've just committed this.

Cheers,

Chris