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Trailing dots are the worst (opens in new tab)

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Trailing dots after hostnames in URLs remain my worst enemies. I wrote about several problems with them in the past that involved those nasty things. They are still painful. When we shipped curl 8.21.0 on June 24 2026 we fixed at least three brand new problems that involved trailing dots. C’mon, follow me down the … Continue reading Trailing dots are the worst →

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