Double Slashes ("//") in URL

Does this signify anything, or can I filter them out?

[Jeremy_H]

Sometimes I see requests for files like http://www.example.com//file/

Does the double slash "//" mean anything?

I'm thinking about filtering requests with double slashes to just single slashes, but I'm wondering if I'll be messing anything up.

http://www.example.com//file/ => http://www.example.com/file/

Thanks

[coopster]

If the referer is coming from your own site you seemingly have a link setup incorrectly somewhere in your html documents.

[blankmonkey]

Dito. When I have seen this, it has been a typo error int he referring document.

[rkrause]

Dear Jeremy_H:

This redundancy can be the result of a miswritten RewriteRule directive in a per-directory context. If you use mod_rewrite, check the RewriteBase. Does the anomaly only occur after a specific file or directory request? Alternatively, does the anomaly only occur with a specific user-agent -- particularly, one that appears to be a robot? If possible, try going to the refering page and examine the source code.

--Randall