[Bug 834] New: Annoying validator bug

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=834

           Summary: Annoying validator bug
           Product: Validator
           Version: 0.6.7
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: check
        AssignedTo: link@pobox.com
        ReportedBy: rbrinley@bigpond.net.au
         QAContact: www-validator-cvs@w3.org


I am recieving the following statement after i attempt to check a page. Only 
problem is 1 minute ago it validated! This is severely annoying as i would 
like to finish an assignment that requires me to validate the HTML code with 
the http://validator.w3c.org validator and it is complaining that my server is 
not sending the required file format. 

I do not have a firewall turned on when i tried this, it worked a few times 
until i got it right then it stopped and wont validate any of the files i try 
to upload.

Sorry, I am unable to validate this document because its content type is 
text/plain, which is not currently supported by this service. 

The Content-Type field is sent by your web server (or web browser if you use 
the file upload interface) and depends on its configuration. Commonly, web 
servers will have a mapping of filename extensions (such as ".html") to MIME 
Content-Type values (such as text/html). 

That you recieved this message can mean that your server is not configured 
correctly, that your file does not have the correct filename extension, or 
that you are attempting to validate a file type that we do not support yet. In 
the latter case you should let us know that you need us to support that 
content type (please include all relevant details, including the URL to the 
standards document defining the content type) using the instructions on the 
Feedback Page.



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Received on Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:41:11 UTC