# Regarding Bug

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-bug/83338>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 23, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-bug/83338 "2001-09-23T14:29:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-bug/83338/1 "2001-09-23T14:29:29Z")

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For what it’s worth, an element containing a space that is passed in a query string is parsed at the space unless it is contained in quotes or else the spaces are replaced with the hex value, %20. Thus, Mu Mu passes as Mu. To plug the hole, pass your element between ASCII values of hex %22 or decimal 34.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-bug/83338/2 "2001-09-23T15:07:11Z")

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So if I wanted to search on “Mu Mu”, what would I type?

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-bug/83338/3 "2001-09-23T15:13:20Z")

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I’m afraid your typing won’t matter. The parsing is done after you send. So, “Mu Mu” would be interpreted as Mu+Mu and Mu%20Mu would be interpreted as Mu%2520Mu. The work has to be done in the scripting.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-bug/83338/4 "2001-09-23T15:15:34Z")

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Ok.

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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-bug/83338/6 "2001-09-23T16:16:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by richg \*  
> \*\*For more, check [HERE](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=17704) \*\*

Cool! My very own cyberstalker. Say something else **righg!**

Fenris (the link points to a fake user with a name intended to insult me.)

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2001, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-bug/83338/8 "2001-09-23T16:32:33Z")

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**Richg**

Not funny.

We will expect you to change the homepage address in your profile or you will be out of here quicker than fuck on a bunny.

Thank you.