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Q&A Why does RFC 3986 (URI generic syntax) declare the "host" component to be case-insensitive when the syntax rules show it to be case-sensitive?

This question probably stems from misunderstanding what case sensitivity is. Being case insensitive does not mean only allowing one case - in fact, it implies the opposite! If one case was treated ...

posted 8mo ago by Moshi‭

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Moshi‭ · 2024-03-30T20:31:44Z (8 months ago)

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This question probably stems from misunderstanding what case sensitivity is. Being case insensitive does **not** mean only allowing one case - in fact, it implies the opposite! If one case was treated differently from the other, that would be the definition of case sensitivity.

What case insensitivity means is that they are treated as equivalent, i.e. GOOGLE.com is considered "the same as" google.com.

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