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Re: Validator passed a document with an unterminated <TABLE> and <BODY>

From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:03:03 -0800
Message-Id: <a05100302b821b653538f@[10.0.1.21]>
To: John Nagle <nagle@animats.com>, www-validator@w3.org 
At 12:35 AM -0500 11/18/01, John Nagle wrote:
>with an unclosed table and an unclosed body.  Netscape renders
>the page as blank.  How did the validator miss that?
>
>					John Nagle

Well, I don't know about the unclosed table, but the unclosed body
is perfectly valid in HTML 4.01.  Closing tag is optional, you
know, for body.

--Kynn

PS:  I can't confirm that there _is_ an unclosed table.  Are you sure
      this is accurate?

-- 
Kynn Bartlett <kynn@idyllmtn.com>
http://www.kynn.com/
Received on Wednesday, 21 November 2001 15:03:15 GMT

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