diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d49b8adb..6a370e9e0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,18 @@ build
 html
 doxygen*.tmp
 \#*.*\#
+*.*~
+*.o
+*.lo
+*.la
+Makefile.in
+stamp-h1
 autom4te.cache
 myhtml
 CMakeLists.txt.user
 scan-build
+.deps
+.libs
+*.zip
+*.gz
+Makefile
diff --git a/cf b/cf
index 2ae178328..f36128ef3 100644
--- a/cf
+++ b/cf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fi
 
 HDF5=1
 DAP=1
-HDF4=1
+#HDF4=1
 #PNETCDF=1
 
 #RPC=1
diff --git a/libdap2/daputil.c b/libdap2/daputil.c
index f6c9ff441..acc3cdbbe 100644
--- a/libdap2/daputil.c
+++ b/libdap2/daputil.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ nc__testurl(const char* path, char** basenamep)
     NCURI* uri;
     int ok = ncuriparse(path,&uri);
     if(ok) {
-	char* slash = strrchr(uri->file, '/');
+	char* slash = (uri->file == NULL ? NULL : strrchr(uri->file, '/'));
 	char* dot;
 	if(slash == NULL) slash = (char*)path; else slash++;
         slash = nulldup(slash);
diff --git a/libdap2/env b/libdap2/env
index 73faa491e..5909098c6 100644
--- a/libdap2/env
+++ b/libdap2/env
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ TOP="/home/dmh/mach/netcdf-c"
 #TOP="/cygdrive/f/svn/trunk"
 #TOP="/cygdrive/c/Users/dmh/svn/trunk"
 
-F="http://ticket:ticket1@utmea.enea.it:8080/thredds/dodsC/UNIDATA_passwd/head_out.nc"
-
+#F="http://ticket:ticket1@utmea.enea.it:8080/thredds/dodsC/UNIDATA_passwd/head_out.nc"
+F="http://motherlode.ucar.edu"
 
 #PROG=./ncd
 PROG="$TOP/ncdump/ncdump"
diff --git a/ncdap_test/CMakeLists.txt b/ncdap_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 387ff1267..f538c869d 100644
--- a/ncdap_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ncdap_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ IF(ENABLE_TESTS)
 	add_bin_test(ncdap test_partvar)
 	add_bin_test(ncdap test_varm3)
 	add_bin_test(ncdap t_auth)
+	add_bin_test(ncdap t_misc)
 	
 ENDIF()
 
diff --git a/ncdap_test/Makefile.am b/ncdap_test/Makefile.am
index b97e8ce0e..ef07d4d8b 100644
--- a/ncdap_test/Makefile.am
+++ b/ncdap_test/Makefile.am
@@ -38,18 +38,21 @@ test_varm3_SOURCES = test_varm3.c
 t_dap3a_SOURCES = t_dap3a.c
 test_nstride_cached_SOURCE = test_nstride_cached.c
 t_auth_SOURCES = t_auth.c
+t_misc_SOURCES = t_misc.c
 
 TESTS += t_dap3a test_cvt3 test_vara test_partvar
 TESTS += test_varm3
 TESTS += t_dap3a
 TESTS += test_nstride_cached
 TESTS += t_auth
+TESTS += t_misc
 
 check_PROGRAMS += t_dap3a test_cvt3 test_vara test_partvar
 check_PROGRAMS += test_varm3
 check_PROGRAMS += t_dap3a
 check_PROGRAMS += test_nstride_cached
 check_PROGRAMS += t_auth
+check_PROGRAMS += t_misc
 
 endif #ENABLE_DAP_REMOTE_TESTS
 
diff --git a/ncdap_test/t_misc.c b/ncdap_test/t_misc.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c2ad2500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ncdap_test/t_misc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "config.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <netcdf.h>
+
+
+#define URL1 "http://thredds-test.ucar.edu" /* test that no trailing / is ok */
+
+static void
+CHECK(int e, const char* msg)
+{
+    if(e == NC_NOERR) return;
+    if(msg == NULL) msg = "Error";
+    printf("%s: %s\n", msg, nc_strerror(e));
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+static void
+XFAIL(int e, const char* msg)
+{
+    if(e == NC_NOERR) return;
+    if(msg == NULL) msg = "XFAIL";
+    printf("%s: %s\n", msg, nc_strerror(e));
+}
+
+int
+main()
+{
+    int ncid,retval;
+
+    printf("Testing: Misc. Tests \n");
+    retval = nc_open(URL1, 0, &ncid);
+    XFAIL(retval,"*** XFail : No trailing slash in url");
+    retval = nc_close(ncid);
+    return 0;
+}