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+1  Q: 

Do line endings distinctions apply for html forms?

I know that the line endings used for files vary depending on the OS. I was wondering, if a user pastes text into a http form input such as a textarea, does the line ending character(s) for what gets sent depend on the OS in the same way?

+4  A: 

No, the browser should canonicalize the line endings.

Charlie Martin  2009-04-17 12:52:18
+1 http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/html-spec/html-spec_8.html#SEC8.2.1
Joe Holloway  2009-04-17 12:57:04
I was considering asking what the standard is but the link in the comments covers that, so...answer approved!
Eugene M  2009-04-17 13:00:48
I was considering googling for the standard but wanted more coffee first.
Charlie Martin  2009-04-17 13:17:16

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