url contains invalid authority

0	I have tagged an item with the url tagged url=http://www.info@somesite.com and am receiving the error listed in the above title. Can anyone advise me of the problem please. url asked 20 Dec '19, 01:05 GavinX 56●7●7●10 accept rate: 0%

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The url is strange. The @ used to be used to indicate a username/password on the website but that has been abandoned because people used it poorly (exposing passwords and such).

Check and see if the url you have entered is the official url for the website you mean to list.

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answered 20 Dec '19, 01:50

maxerickson
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Why didn't I see that? The problem was the @. Removed and now fixed, thanks

(20 Dec '19, 02:14) GavinX

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