[SyncEvolution] URL with ? and &

[h_m]

Am 24.09.2015 um 20:13 schrieb Patrick Ohly:
> On Wed, 2015-09-23 at 10:34 +0200, h_m wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm using syncevolution (Version 1.3) on my N900 for years now - great
>> software!
>>
>> Now I want to add another sync. The server uses CGI. But the syncURL
>> contains ? and &, e.g. https://silly.com/cgi?user=name&bla=blub .
>>
>> These special characters are interpreted by syncevolution to different
>> options.
Hello Patrick,
> 
> Are you using SyncML or WebDAV?

I'm using WebDAV. I have a similar configuration with a "normal" URL
which works fine. The Problem occurs with the parameter

database=URL/cgi?user=name

If I remove the questionmark I get the "right" error 'host not found'.
> 
> It's true that the WebDAV backend looks for "SyncEvolution" as
> parameter, but I am less sure whether parameters get removed. I would
> have to check the actual code again.
> 
> I assume you have tried simply using "syncURL =
> https://silly.com/cgi?user=name&bla=blub" and it didn't work?
>