- From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>
- Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:42:11 +0200
- To: emeyer@netscape.com (Eric Meyer)
- Cc: W3C Validator <www-validator@w3.org>
* Eric Meyer wrote: >Terje Bless wrote: >> In an attempt to address the concerns raised recently (FSVO) on this list, the >> validator will no longer treat a missing DOCTYPE Declaration or Character >> Encoding labelling as a fatal error. Such documents are still labeled as >> invalid, and a "loud" error message is emitted, but the validator will now >> attempt to perform the validation run using default values. > >I think this is a great change, one that will make validation >significantly more friendly and usable for developers. Thanks for >including it in this update! In http://www.w3.org/mid/3DB94F7F.4090300@netscape.com you disagreed to such a change, what made you change your mind?
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