mod_rewrite/3140: Substitution does not support some schemes

[Klaus Johannes Rusch <Kl...@atmedia.net>]

>Number:         3140
>Category:       mod_rewrite
>Synopsis:       Substitution does not support some schemes
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Oct  5 05:30:00 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     KlausRusch@atmedia.net
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.2 WinNT
>Environment:
Win NT 4 SP3
>Description:
Substitution only supports a limited number of schemes, namely http:, https:, ftp: and gopher:.
RewriteEngine therefore cannot be used with other schemes like news: or mailto:.

>How-To-Repeat:
Add this to a config file:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^/mail mailto:webmaster@apache.org [R,L]
>Fix:
Check for schemename':' (and the special mod_rewrite schemes) rather than a fixed set of schemes.
>Audit-Trail:
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