* The canonicalization routine
         */
        for ( int i = 0; i < length; i++ ) {
            switch ( state ) {
            case 0:
                if ( in[ i ] != '/' ) {
                    // Checked exception (e.g. MalformedURLException) would be better
                    // but this would be a nightmare API wise
                    throw new RuntimeCIFSException("Invalid smb: URL: " + this.url);
                }