title: Trying to download a file with WebClient that contains a ':' in the URL
body: <p>I'm trying to download a file with a colon ':' in the URL and I get an exception with that character in the URL string. For example: <a href="http://www.somesite.com/url:1/" rel="nofollow">http://www.somesite.com/url:1/</a> would create an exception in the WebClient. What is another way to download files using URI or how can I fix this exception?</p>
  
  <p>Here's some sample code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>WebClient wc = new WebClient();
  wc.DownloadFile("http://www.somesite.com/url:1/", somePath);
  </code></pre>