Some programs can mistake special characters in a text document as being commands or part of a command syntax. To avoid this, the characters are replaced by a “long hand” equivalent automatically. For example, in the asp code “below”, “&lt;” translates to the “less than” symbol (<) while “&gt;” translates to the “greater than” symbol (>).

&lt;%

Response.redirect "https://<www.domainname.com>"

%&gt;