Vite dev server returns 404 with path with a .

[ryanmr]

Describe the bug

With a react-ts vite template, while running with the vite dev server, I had an app with routes like /sites/example.com or /sites/example.net (domain name shaped in my case, but I think anything abc.xyz would trigger this behavior) fail with 404. Client side routing was OK, but as soon I refreshed the browser on one of these paths, the vite dev server would load the page as a 404 and show nothing. For other routes, this did not happen.

Here's a short video showing the bug.

This issue from a couple years ago is definitely related.

Reproduction

https://github.com/ryanmr/vite-404-example

Steps to reproduce

1. yarn create vite --template react-ts / cd / install
2. in App.tsx create a:

   <p>
           <a href="/sites/example.com">
             go to <code>/sites/example.com</code>
           </a>
   </p>

3. yarn dev
4. click on the new link in the browser
5. get 404 from vite dev server
6. try going to another non-existent page with the vite dev server
7. should re-load App.tsx / root page

System Info

System:
    OS: macOS 13.2.1
    CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M2 Pro
    Memory: 77.33 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 18.16.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.16.0/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.19 - /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
    npm: 9.5.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.16.0/bin/npm
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 113.0.5672.126
    Edge: 108.0.1462.54
    Firefox: 113.0.1
    Safari: 16.3
  npmPackages:
    @vitejs/plugin-react: ^4.0.0 => 4.0.0
    vite: ^4.3.9 => 4.3.9

Used Package Manager

yarn

Logs

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[sapphi-red]

Duplicate of #2415