- From: Brant Langer Gurganus <brantgurganus2001@cherokeescouting.org>
- Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 10:22:43 -0500
- To: Rowland Shaw <Rowland.Shaw@crystaldecisions.com>
- CC: "'Henri Sivonen'" <hsivonen@niksula.hut.fi>, www-html@w3.org
Rowland Shaw wrote: >>>> Is there any remaining practical use of <meta>? >>>> >>>> >>>With the http-equiv attribute, yes! Not everyone has the permission to >>>use .htaccess files and stuff, so the <meta> tag has its uses. >>> >>> >>* Trying to do cache control via <meta> is delusional, because proxies >> don't see the <meta> tags. >> >> > >But a delusional attempt can still be better than no attempt; As Toby >already pointed out, not all content authors have the power to apply custom >HTTP headers. > > > >>* Refresh isn't a real HTTP header anyway. >> >> > >True, but it's still widely supported, and a slightly more elegant solution >to scripting. > > > > Also, when editing a local file, you do not get the headers sent by the HTTP server so the meta header clues the editor to what character set to use. -- Brant Langer Gurganus Editor, Open Directory Project Default QA Contact, Mozilla Evangelism Technician, Protonic.com Webmaster, troop545.cjb.net Webmaster, www.firecrafter.org Webmaster, www.msdpt.k12.in.us/etspages/ph Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 545 Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America Member, Internet Society
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