[Kget] [Bug 150054] New: Kget fails to download directory-style HTTP URLs which break when index.html is appended

[Stephan Sokolow]

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           Summary: Kget fails to download directory-style HTTP URLs which
                    break when index.html is appended
           Product: kget
           Version: 0.8.5
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kget kde org
        ReportedBy: kde_bugzilla.zen.ssokolow spamgourmet com


Version:           0.8.5 (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
OS:                Linux

When trying to download a URL which ends in a / (and therefore appears to be a directory), KGet silently appends index.html, causing 404 errors on many sites which use non-standard DirectoryIndex files or mod_rewrite and friends. (or their non-Apache equivalents, of course)

As of this posting, the problem appears with http://lwn.net/Articles/246381/

It used to happen on Fanfiction.net (requiring me to either use wget and {1..whatever} in the shell to save chapters, or read my fanfiction in Firefox) but they've now altered their configuration so that arbitrary stuff can appear following the final slash without affecting the URL's meaning. (They use it to imbed a sanitized version of the story or author name in the URL)