Re: [XMLHttpRequest] update from the editor

On 5/14/07, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com> wrote:
>
> Personally I don't think lack of registration is a particularly
> strong reason not to define handling for a particular MIME type.

At the very least, the W3C/IETF liasons should discuss this. It is
exceedingly bad manners to squat a on parts of a shared namespace,
such as MIME types or HTML tag names, in the first place. The W3C
should not reward that behavior by standardizing unregistered types.

I have to wonder why the type was suggested if no one has any usage
data. If people are using it, this particular type is water under the
bridge, so I personally feel that the IETF should register and
document it. The registration procedures are a lot easier now.

-- 

Robert Sayre

"I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time."

Received on Monday, 14 May 2007 17:52:14 UTC