'%20 vs +' in url querystrings

Just a quick question:

Does google prefer to spider urls with querystrings that use + or %20 (to
replace the spaces)?
Proof?

Thanks

Barry





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Barry Wright wrote:

Just a quick question:

Does google prefer to spider urls with querystrings that use + or %20
(to replace the spaces)?
Proof?

AFAIK - spaces are not valid characters in a URL.

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William Tasso - http://WilliamTasso.com

William Tasso:

Barry Wright:
Does google prefer to spider urls with querystrings that use + or %20
(to replace the spaces)?

AFAIK - spaces are not valid characters in a URL.

That's why the OP wants to escape them.

A space is escaped in a URL as "%20" (RFC 2396). I don't know where the
'+' idea comes from.

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René Pijlman

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Rene Pijlman wrote:

William Tasso:
Barry Wright:
Does google prefer to spider urls with querystrings that use + or
%20 (to replace the spaces)?

AFAIK - spaces are not valid characters in a URL.

That's why the OP wants to escape them.

doh - querystrings. of course.

A space is escaped in a URL as "%20" (RFC 2396). I don't know where
the '+' idea comes from.

escape code for international telephone dialling?

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William Tasso - http://WilliamTasso.com

William Tasso:

querystrings. of course.

Or filenames.

I don't know where the '+' idea comes from.

escape code for international telephone dialling?

I remember! It's mathematical addition.

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René Pijlman

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