- From: David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:52:08 +0100
- To: paul@activemath.org
- CC: www-math@w3.org
> we have observed that most browsers do honour always the encoding > given in the file even though the server gives a different header touchy subject that. The XML spec states _explictly_ that a browser should ignore the file and believe the server if they differ, lots of people think this is wrong as it's easy (say for XSLT) to put the right xml declaration in the file, but it's a lot harder for people to make sure when they upload to a server that it is served with the correct header. So many browsers ignore the spec and try to use the "right encoding". It's not at all clear that the spec is sensible here, but telling browser makers (one in particular:-) that ignoring the spec is OK sets a dangerous precedent, > Maybe one of the reasons is that Emacs 20 was still widespread these > last years... what other editors are there:-) David ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________
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