# Examples of context in which '~' is unsafe

Jared_Rhine@hmc.edu
Mon, 10 Oct 1994 18:10:36 -0700

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    Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 18:10:36 -0700

    Message-Id: <199410110110.SAA04919@osiris.ac.hmc.edu>

    From: Jared_Rhine@hmc.edu

    To: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>

    Subject: Examples of context in which '~' is unsafe

I have a question regarding the presence of '~' among the list of unsafe
characters in the URL specification. Can someone provide an example of a
situation where this character is corrupted by a gateway? I use the
character on my server and signature (for aesthetic reasons) and have never
had any problems. In which situtations might I be screwing myself? I
assume that since the terminal is labeled "national", that the primary
problems are with non-US ASCII character sets?

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