On Tue, 20 Mar 2012, Woods wrote:

> (1) if using http://somehostname/index.php as target url, the redirection
> can be performed but the result code/msg is "URL using bad/illegal format
> or missing URL". Why is it treated as an illegal url?

I don't understand the actions you're taking. Can you please be more specific?

> (2) if using http://somehosename as target url, libcurl CANNOT handle
> redirection in that it requests the same url repeatedly without picking the
> relative path from LOCATION header. It means program will block on
> curl_easy_perform permanently.

I don't understand. when it follows locations, where does it pick the new URL
from if not from the Location: header?

> Please refer to the following HTTP capture for both cases. Do check the
> trace for CASE (2) which looks like a bug.

Maybe. It didn't show your program source code or the libcurl version used to
repeat the problem so I'd say there is still room for alternative
interpretations.

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