- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:25:17 +0100
- To: Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com>
- CC: Joe D Williams <joedwil@earthlink.net>, Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@mit.edu>, Gavin Carothers <gavin@carothers.name>, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, HTMLwg <public-html@w3.org>
Adam Barth wrote: > Unfortunately, a browser's content sniffing algorithm is a subtle > beast. I would not recommend changing the algorithm because of > aesthetics. Instead, I recommend changing the algorithm either (1) to > improve security, (2) to improve compatibility with web content, or > (3) to improve interoperability with other browsers. > ... (2) and (3) seem to be arguments in favor of handling the UTF-8 BOM. BR, Julian
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