Empathy doesn't open URI with particular characters

[neuromancer]

Binary package hint: empathy

Empathy 2.32.1 - Ubuntu 10.10
I have received a link (http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/files%2FphpMyAdmin%2F3.4.2%2FphpMyAdmin-3.4.2-all-languages.tar.gz/download#!md5!589b26fa2f1bdb21b4114f3be6aa3b65 ) in a chat, but when I click it, empathy doesn't open it but instead appear a popup that report:
Unable to open URI - Operation not supported

The link point to the latest version of phpmyadmin, and with a cut and paste in a browser, open the download dialog.
I think the problem is related to this particular URI because other URI work right, opening in the default browser (Firefox).

[Robert Sajdok (ris)]

I can confirm it on the oneiric version of Ubuntu.

[Bilal Shahid (s9iper1)]

Thank you for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make
 i also confirm this it should open in the default browser.attach the screenshot with error.

[C de-Avillez (hggdh2)]

This seems, per upstream, to be a GTK+ issue, so adjusting upstream task. Marking the Ubuntu task triaged/medium (which, at least for now, I am leaving on Empathy).