[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17771: URL-encoded comment_author_url gets broken by MySQL varchar 200 length limit

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#17771: URL-encoded comment_author_url gets broken by MySQL varchar 200 length
limit
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 Reporter:  tenpura              |       Owner:  SergeyBiryukov
     Type:  defect (bug)         |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal               |   Milestone:  4.7
Component:  Pings/Trackbacks     |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch 4.7-early  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dshanske):

 I'm wondering if the best solution isn't to start storing the pingback URL
 in comment meta by default for new pingbacks and only check
 comment_author_url if the meta key doesn't exist. I'm worried about the
 backcompat implications.

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