- From: Gregory J. Woodhouse <gjw@best.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 12:08:04 -0800 (PST)
- To: David Ornstein <davido@apocalypse.org>
- Cc: BearHeart / Bill Weinman <bearheart@bearnet.com>, kaimuse@apocalypse.org, brianp@apocalypse.org, paulk@crocker.com, Mike Meyer <mwm@contessa.phone.net>, www-talk@w3.org
When I configured my system I specified a domain name, an IP address, a set of protocols, etc. I don't see that the fact I could lie (if I so chose) and use (for example) an incorrect domain name is wrong. The situation with a web browser seems analogous. A user can be dishonest and enter an invalid string, but that is the user's responsibility. Switching gears a bit, I would agree that content negotiation will work properly when I am able to configure my browser to request any version available on the server. If I want frames (or tables, or push/pull, etc.) then I should be able to specify as much via my configuration. The problem is that [person configuring] the server is now in control of who receives which version, and that is backwards. --- Gregory Woodhouse gjw@best.com home page: http://www.best.com/~gjw/ resource page: http://www.best.com/~gjw/resource/
Received on Saturday, 27 January 1996 15:08:49 UTC