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  2. JRACLOUD-83640

Colons in the link URL for Web Links asre flagged as invalid

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      Issue Summary

      Similar to the following bug discovered on Bitbucket:

      Using a URL from archive.org in Jira as a web Link will fail due to the secondary colon ":" used as a redirect to the archived page formatting used on the way back machine URL encoding methods.

      Archive.org has a URL formatting like the following example of "atlassian.com" from 5 Jul 2001, Noting it has both a https: &http: in the URL structure:

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. on any issue
      2. select "Add web link"
      3. enter a URL from the site archive.org or any URL that contains a secondary colon ":"

      Expected Results

      The Link is allowed to be used

      Actual Results

      Error is noted under the URL and will not allow it to be entered:

      Enter a valid URL starting with http:// or https://

      Workaround

      The URL will not work as a web link but can be rendered with markdown in a text field such as in the description or as a comment on the issue.

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            emccutcheon Earl McCutcheon
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