- From: Jesper Tverskov <jesper.tverskov@mail.tele.dk>
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 16:57:39 +0100
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
It is interesting that many of the more important web sites that could have used HTTP language accept header don't use it: United Nation, www.un.org European Union, http://www.europa.eu.int Nordic Council, www.norden.org, sets cookie The reason is obvious if you go to those web sites. The welcome page where you most choose language makes the web site look more important and more official. The welcome page is used to make a point: this is international cooperation, here we are all equal, and all languages lead you to exactly the same web site. All the above is blown into pieces if you use the HTTP language accept header. Many users will miss a very important point: exactly the same web site exists in more than one language. The same is true for many national web sites in countries with more than one official language: Canada, http://www.canada.ca Belgium, http://www.belgium.be, sets cookie Schweiz, http://www.admin.ch It is my hunch that the above is the rule for these two categories of web sites. There are probably other categories where use of HTTP language accept header is the norm. Best regards, Jesper Tveskov www.smackthemouse.com
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