[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30597: wp_filter_post_kses mangles URLs with colons in them

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#30597: wp_filter_post_kses mangles URLs with colons in them
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 Reporter:  rkaiser0324   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Formatting    |     Version:  4.0
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion   |     Focuses:
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Comment (by miqrogroove):

 Yeah `/this/is/a/valid:link` is technically invalid and should be
 represented as `/this/is/a/valid%3Alink` until processed by the responding
 server.  However, most servers will allow both representations unless
 properly firewalled, so it's a somewhat gray area.

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