META HTTP-EQUIV Refresh "issue"

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I've noticed a minor discrepancy in the section of the HTML 4.0
Recommendation on "The global structure of an HTML document" [1].  The
section I refer to is 7.4.4 "Meta Data" [2].  Eventually, it gives the
following example as the correct method for what has been known as
"client-pull":

<META http-equiv="refresh" content="3,http://www.acme.com/intro.html">

But, this method does not work in even the newest versions of IE4.x and
NN4.x.  What does work is a method that I and several of my acquaintances
have come to rely on and understand as a standard:

<META HTTP-EQUIV=REFRESH CONTENT="3;URL=http://www.acme.com/intro.html">

Simply put, I cannot understand why the W3C would purposefully change
what has become a standard.  I'm thinking it was a simple error.  I hope
I was clear enough.  If there is a need for further clarification, feel
free to ask.  Thanks!

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html#edef-META

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-Ryan Fischer <ryan_fischer@juno.com> ICQ UIN - 595003
"I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king
 of infinite space were it not that I had bad dreams."
 Member - HTML Writers Guild
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Received on Tuesday, 14 April 1998 04:05:03 UTC