[FFmpeg-trac] #7816(undetermined:new): FFmpeg doesn't work when using an encoded URL

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#7816: FFmpeg doesn't work when using an encoded URL
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             Reporter:  boris-       |                     Type:  defect
  petrov                             |
               Status:  new          |                 Priority:  important
            Component:               |                  Version:  git-
  undetermined                       |  master
             Keywords:               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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 When using an encoded URL (at least with the FTP protocol, it's probably
 the same with HTTP and others), FFmpeg complains.

 How to reproduce:
 {{{
 % ffprobe -of json -show_entries format=stream=codec_type
 "ftp://ffmpeg:ffmpeg%2B%2F2018@ftp.pbteu.com/ExportHD.mpg"
 ffprobe version 4.1.git Copyright (c) 2007-2019 the FFmpeg developers
   built with gcc 8.2.1 (GCC) 20181127
   configuration: --extra-libs='-lm -lpthread'
 --prefix=/home/boris/ffmpeg_build --pkg-config-flags=--static --extra-
 cflags='-I/home/boris/ffmpeg_build/include -I/opt/cuda/include/' --extra-
 ldflags='-L/home/boris/ffmpeg_build/lib -L/opt/cuda/lib64/'
 --bindir=/home/boris/bin --enable-version3 --enable-pic --enable-gpl
 --enable-libass --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libfreetype --enable-
 libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis
 --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-nonfree
 --enable-openssl --enable-libsmbclient
   libavutil      56. 26.100 / 56. 26.100
   libavcodec     58. 46.100 / 58. 46.100
   libavformat    58. 26.100 / 58. 26.100
   libavdevice    58.  6.101 / 58.  6.101
   libavfilter     7. 48.100 /  7. 48.100
   libswscale      5.  4.100 /  5.  4.100
   libswresample   3.  4.100 /  3.  4.100
   libpostproc    55.  4.100 / 55.  4.100
 {
 [ftp @ 0x555a056c5240] FTP authentication failed
 [ftp @ 0x555a056c5240] FTP open failed
 ftp://ffmpeg:ffmpeg%2B%2F2018@ftp.pbteu.com/ExportHD.mpg: Permission
 denied

 }
 }}}

 You can see I've passed a username and a password (which is URL encoded as
 it contains a "/" character which is otherwise not possible to be sent).
 The password is "ffmpeg+/2018". A `curl` command works just fine with the
 same URL:

 {{{
 % curl "ftp://ffmpeg:ffmpeg%2B%2F2018@ftp.pbteu.com/ExportHD.mpg"
 Warning: Binary output can mess up your terminal. Use "--output -" to tell
 Warning: curl to output it to your terminal anyway, or consider "--output
 Warning: <FILE>" to save to a file.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/7816>
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