java.net.URI#normalize method filters out multiple slashes

FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_01"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_01-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_01-b06, mixed mode, sharing)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
SunOS 5.11 snv_61 i86pc i386 i86pc

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
when normalizing URIs with multiple slashes
using java.net.URI method normalize,
it works like follows:

http://host/seg1//seg2 -> http://host/seg1/seg2
                           ^^ ^
which is wrong. According to javadoc, it should only
replace unnecessary "." and ".." segments:
--quote--
Normalization is the process of removing unnecessary "." and ".." segments from
the path component of a hierarchical URI. Each "." segment is simply removed. A
".." segment is removed only if it is preceded by a non-".." segment.
Normalization has no effect upon opaque URIs.
--quote--

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
following code:
--cuthere--
URI baseURI = new URI("http://host/seg1//seg2");
System.out.println("baseURI.toString() = " + baseURI.toString());
System.out.println("baseURI.normalize().toString() = " +
baseURI.normalize().toString());
--cuthere--

produces:
--cuthere--
baseURI.toString() = http://host/seg1//seg2
baseURI.normalize().toString() = http://host/seg1/seg2
--cuthere--

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
baseURI.toString() = http://host/seg1//seg2
baseURI.normalize().toString() = http://host/seg1//seg2
ACTUAL -
baseURI.toString() = http://host/seg1//seg2
baseURI.normalize().toString() = http://host/seg1/seg2

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;

/**
 *
 * @author japod
 */
public class UriNormalizeIssue {

    /** Creates a new instance of Main */
    public UriNormalizeIssue() {
    }

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            URI baseURI = new URI("http://host/seg1//seg2");
            System.out.println("baseURI.toString() = " + baseURI.toString());
            System.out.println("baseURI.normalize().toString() = " + baseURI.normalize().toString());
        } catch (URISyntaxException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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