Re: video/@src vs application/octet-stream

On 19.07.2010 17:41, Boris Zbarsky wrote:
> On 7/19/10 11:33 AM, Julian Reschke wrote:
>> Can somebody explain the rational for treating application/octet-stream
>> the same way as absent media type information?
>
> Well, for one thing this is a common web server misconfiguration
> (default configuration in IIS, last I checked).

Chicken and egg.

I can see this for legacy types, but we are defining a new feature here.

If no UA plays application/octet-stream, then the risk of people serving 
video without proper type is zero.

> ...

Best regards, Julian

Received on Monday, 19 July 2010 15:55:15 UTC