ZIM paths dealing with path hierarchy are not accessible in most our readers
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Since Sep 12, 2026.
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Description
Any ZIM item with //, /./ or /../ in its path, or ending with /. or /.. are likely inaccessible in most of our readers if not all, due to the way link normalization works.
We should:
- clarify exact list of non-working sequences (list above is a first draft, we did not yet heavily tested the list yet)
- decide if we fix readers (not sure it is feasible or desirable) or forbid these sequences at ZIM specification level
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