- From: Mike Shaver <mike.shaver@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:59:26 -0400
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Chris Double <chris.double at double.co.nz> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:53 AM, Philip J?genstedt <philipj at opera.com> wrote: >> >> Opera does not, that would lead to an extra network roundtrip. Instead, when >> the MIME type is not one of the allowed ones, the connection is closed >> immediately. > > Same with Firefox. There's also no guarantee that after you've done > the HEAD that the subsequent GET retrieves the same resource and mime > type. That's what I expected, so I guess I don't understand what the "how much are you willing to sniff?" question is about. Do you mean sniffing for <source> selection? Otherwise, it seems like you have all the data you need as a matter of course, and it doesn't really matter how far into the bitstream you go before you decide what codec/options/etc. is in play. Mike
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