- From: Tim Berners-Lee <timbl@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:44:16 -0400
- To: Karl Dubost <karl@w3.org>
- Cc: public-webarch-comments@w3.org
Karl, Sorry, I forgot to ask you whether you are OK with this. The group decided not to change the document as a result of your comment Tim Begin forwarded message: >> Karl, >> >> Of course, if one wants to send the source text of an XML document >> tobe interpreted as a plain text file, which as you say is a >> reasonablething to do, then one sends it as text/plain (with a charset >> parameterif not ASCII). This is really the transmission of a plain >> textdocument, in function. I don't think the document disallows this. >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> *KD 014 >> 4.5.7. Media Types for XML >> """ In general, a representation provider SHOULD NOT assign >> Internet >> media types beginning with "text/" to XML representations.""" >> Hmmmm.... I'm not sure. I understand. But for example if you >> want to >> display the source code of a XHTML file with text/plain, >> it'sperfectly >> valid and a useful case.
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