Automattic / Automattic/harper

Entering certain text into `spamcop.net/w3m?action=contactform&reason=Feedback#text` causes erroneous correction `<mark>`s to appear.

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Description

#### Screenshots

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[^1]: [`spamcop.net/w3m?action=contactform&reason=Feedback&details=Your+Invision+mail+servers+send+mail+with+unresolvable+hostnames.#text`](https://www.spamcop.net/w3m?action=contactform&reason=Feedback&details=Your+Invision+mail+servers+send+mail+with+unresolvable+hostnames.#text:~:text=Here%2C%20you%20may%20provide%20any%20other%20details%20you%20feel%20are%20pertinent:)

#### My Environment

I am utilising [`addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4957307/private_grammar_checker_harper-2.8.0.xpi`](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/4957307/private_grammar_checker_harper-2.8.0.xpi), on [`packages.mozilla.org/rpm/firefox/Packages/f5a0b5657837e72f15e323d0116c2f8f6d3a041facde934f788f708a9f2a8527-firefox-nightly-156.0a1-20260823213825.x86_64.rpm`](https://packages.mozilla.org/rpm/firefox/Packages/f5a0b5657837e72f15e323d0116c2f8f6d3a041facde934f788f708a9f2a8527-firefox-nightly-156.0a1-20260823213825.x86_64.rpm).

#### Additional Context

[`issues/4219`](https://github.com/Automattic/harper/issues/4219#issue-5240594903) exacerbates this.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue at the linked spamcop.net contact form using Harper 2.8.0 in Firefox Nightly, then compare the behavior with issue 4219. Done means entering the affected text no longer produces erroneous elements in the form.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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