[pdftex] Underscore in URL using hyperref (very old issue?)

[Sebastian Rahtz]

> getting the problem on a RH 6.2 linux box, with the most up to
> date tetex rpms available. (I have also encountered it on a RH
> 7.2 box - but the specific diagnostics below are on 6.2.)
> 
> The pdflatex version info is:
> 
> pdflatex --version
> pdfTeX (Web2C 7.3.1) 3.14159-0.13d
> kpathsea version 3.3.1

yes, these are current teTeX, but that means pretty old. 
Only consider the beta teTeX releases. expect to see pdftex 1.0xxxx

sebastian rahtz