Bug Why are threads not opening after a search?

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Users are experiencing issues opening threads after conducting a search, encountering a "406 Not Acceptable" error. This error indicates that the server cannot provide a representation of the requested resource, often due to invalid characters in the search term. For example, searching for "Poincaré" triggers this problem. A suggested workaround is to manually edit the URL by removing the "&" symbol and any subsequent characters. The "highlight" feature associated with search results is also noted as unhelpful by some users.
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Was having issues in opening threads listed after doing a search.

Search for a keyword, a list was generated, click on the link for a thread and get the following error.

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406 Not Acceptable

Not Acceptable

An appropriate representation of the requested resource /showthread.php could not be found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
 
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This happens when the word you searched for contains a character that can't be used in a URL. Try searching for "Poincaré" for example. A workaround is to edit the URL manually. I just delete the & symbol and everything after it. I don't really like the "highlight" feature anyway.
 

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