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mod_encoding - Apache module for non-ascii filename interoperability

This module improves non-ascii filename interoperability of apache
(and mod_dav).

It seems many WebDAV clients send filename in its platform-local
encoding. But since mod_dav expects everything, even HTTP request
line, to be in UTF-8, this causes an interoperability problem.

I believe this is a future issue for specification (RFC?) to
standardize encoding used in HTTP request-line and HTTP header, but
life would be much easier if mod_dav (and others) can handle various
encodings sent by clients, TODAY. This module does just that.

This module adds following directives: EncodingEngine, SetServerEncoding,
AddClientEncoding, DefaultClientEncoding, and NormalizeUsername.

Note by maintainer:
    It also solves the problem with the "hostname\\username"
    way of authentication that Windows machines do when they
    attach to a DAV server. See the use of the NormalizeUsername
    directive.

WWW: http://webdav.todo.gr.jp/