C# WebRequest.getResponse(): 400 Bad Request

Question

I am trying to download a file from a server using System.Web. It actually works, but some links give me trouble. The links look like this:

http://cdn.somesi         


        

Answer 1

This has now changed in .NET 4.5. By default you can now use escaped slashes. I posted more info on this (including screenshots) in the comments here: GETting a URL with an url-encoded slash