HTML Language (RE: Using XPointer with HTML)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Ley [mailto:jim@jibbering.com] 

> "Manos Batsis" <m.batsis@bsnet.gr>
> > I believe you are talking about the meta element[1] when 
> used with the
> > http-equiv attribute.
> >
> > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html#meta-data
> >
> 
> Which says:
> 
> |http-equiv = name [CI]
> |This attribute may be used in place of the name attribute. 
> HTTP servers
> use this attribute to gather |information for HTTP response message
> headers.
> 
> Nothing about clients using it, _servers use_ .

Yes, use it (from what I understand) to build HTTP *response* message
headers. From [1]:

"This attribute may be used in place of the name attribute. HTTP servers
use this attribute to gather information for HTTP response message
headers."

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/global.html#adef-http-equiv

Kindest regards,

Manos

Received on Friday, 19 April 2002 05:27:53 UTC