On 2013-10-30 09:51, "Martin J. Dürst" wrote: > I have to say that I don't consider this sentence to be useless. > > As far as I remember, there are other specs (mail?) that say that > text/plain is the default. So some implementers may be used to this, and > apply it to http, too. > > Also, while every natural language text has to assume that the reader > uses a certain amount of rational thinking, specs are usually written > with a somewhat reduced expectation in that respect, not because the > average reader is particularly dumb, but because the consequences of > interpreting something wrong are different than the consequences of > getting something wrong when e.g. reading a novel. > > So I don't see any reason for not keeping that sentence. Even if it > doesn't help, it definitely doesn't hurt. So what exactly does it mean in *practice* to treat something as "arbitrary data". What do you expect a browser to do in that case? Best regards, JulianReceived on Wednesday, 30 October 2013 09:48:32 UTC
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