[Bug 838] New: Validation doesn't work on IE6 SP2 (WinXP SP2)

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=838

           Summary: Validation doesn't work on IE6 SP2 (WinXP SP2)
           Product: Validator
           Version: 0.6.7
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: blocker
          Priority: P1
         Component: check
        AssignedTo: link@pobox.com
        ReportedBy: furrypandy@pacific.net.sg
         QAContact: www-validator-cvs@w3.org


It seems that due to XP SP2's MIME type restrictions, when using Internet 
Explorer 6 SP2 to validate documents, it will spit out this error:
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Sorry, I am unable to validate this document because its content type is 
text/plain, which is not currently supported by this service. 

The Content-Type field is sent by your web server (or web browser if you use 
the file upload interface) and depends on its configuration. Commonly, web 
servers will have a mapping of filename extensions (such as ".html") to MIME 
Content-Type values (such as text/html). 

That you recieved this message can mean that your server is not configured 
correctly, that your file does not have the correct filename extension, or that 
you are attempting to validate a file type that we do not support yet. In the 
latter case you should let us know that you need us to support that content 
type (please include all relevant details, including the URL to the standards 
document defining the content type) using the instructions on the Feedback 
Page. 
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I have asked my friend to test out, and he is using Windows XP SP2 as well. He 
reports the same problem. Meanwhile, using Mozilla Firefox and Opera doesn't 
result in any problem.

Do you guys experience this problem as well? It's a major blocker... Also, on 
another note, I hope PHP files can be validated soon as well.



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Received on Saturday, 14 August 2004 14:20:20 UTC