Support URLs with non-ASCII characters
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 15
- Forks
- 4
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
As seen in: https://www.openwall.com/lists/john-users/2025/05/17/1
I don't know if that URL is strictly right per standards or perhaps not, but it actually works if selected in its entirety and copy-pasted to Firefox address bar. So maybe blists' truncation at first non-ASCII character is wrong?
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the truncation with the example URL in the issue, then locate the URL parsing or display entry point in the C code. Done means URLs containing non-ASCII characters remain selectable and copyable in full, with a regression test if the project has coverage for this behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100