Email address in url generates "no route" error

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Hi,

I'm trying to make unsubscribe link and currently got a route like this:

map.unsubscribe '/unsubscribe/:email', :controller => 'foo', :action => 'bar'

However when I put an email address in the url, it generates "no route" error. It's probably caused by the dot in email addresses.

I'm using Rails 1.2.6. Any ideas how to fix it?

Thanks in advance

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Hi,

Use a different char for the dot in the request. I'm assuming you're
generating the unsubscribe link.

Julian.

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Julian Leviston wrote:

Hi,

Use a different char for the dot in the request. I'm assuming you're generating the unsubscribe link.

Julian.

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> > Hi, > > I'm trying to make unsubscribe link and currently got a route like > this: > > map.unsubscribe '/unsubscribe/:email', :controller => 'foo', :action > => 'bar' > > However when I put an email address in the url, it generates "no > route" error. It's probably caused by the dot in email addresses. > > I'm using Rails 1.2.6. Any ideas how to fix it? > > Thanks in advance > >

Thanks. Unfortunately I can't modify the url, at least not the email part - users are redirected to this unsubscribe url from another app that simply adds user's email at the end of the url.

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Szymon Nowak wrote:

map.unsubscribe '/unsubscribe/:email', :controller => 'foo', :action => 'bar'

However when I put an email address in the url, it generates "no route" error. It's probably caused by the dot in email addresses.

Try:

map.unsubscribe 'unsubscribe/*email', :controller => 'foo', :action => 'bar'

instead. You'll have the email address in params[:email][0] as the email part will create an array.

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Thanks! Works perfectly