Alone tag

Hi,

I have a problem with the W3 validator.

When I check a HTML 4.01 page with meta tag like this :
<META blablabla>
There is no problem.
If I use <META blablabla></META> or <META blablabla />, the page is
not valid.

There is the same problem with the <LINK blablabla> tag and the <A
name="blabla"> tag.

But, with <IMG blabla /> it's ok.

I don't understand the HTML 4.01 standard or it's a bug of the W3
validator ?

Thank's for your help.

A+ / K96

Fabrice - fabrice@my-industry.net
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