Q:

Should "file://~" be routed to "file://Users/userName"

I've written a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) class which is also able to retrieve the content of an url. My question is the way it should handle the tilde ~ char within a file url.
In short: do I have to make file://~ point to file:///Users/userName or it is something only related to the system's regular path ?

A:

If I do this: Start > Run > "file://~" (without quotes) > [OK]
I get the following error message:

[Window Title] file://~
[Content] Windows cannot find 'file://~'. Make sure you typed the name
  correctly, and then try again.
[OK]

That said: The tilde ~ is a valid character for a filename under Windows.  I don't see why it should get any special treatment.

