IMG missing right bracket should not validate

http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/~jaffer/missing-right-bracket-bug
(appended) validates (validator.w3.org), even though its IMG tag is
missing its right bracket (>).

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<HEAD>
<TITLE>IMG missing right bracket</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>IMG missing right bracket</H1>
<P>
<A HREF="http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/~jaffer/missing-right-bracket-bug">
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/~jaffer/missing-right-bracket-bug</A>
<P>

The IMG tag is missing its right bracket, yet it validates as HTML 4.01
Transitional//EN.
<P>
<IMG SRC="http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/~jaffer/FreeSnell/hdpe-12.7.png" ALT="12.7.um HDPE"
<P>
<A HREF="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/~jaffer/missing-right-bracket-bug">validate</A>
</BODY>

Received on Friday, 21 September 2007 14:54:14 UTC