[Bug 6458] New: different results received, depending on validation method

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=6458

           Summary: different results received, depending on validation
                    method
           Product: Validator
           Version: 0.8.4
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: check
        AssignedTo: dave.null@w3.org
        ReportedBy: gmsalvatore@yahoo.com
         QAContact: www-validator-cvs@w3.org


Dear W3C,

I receive different responses from W3C's validation service depending on which
method I choose to validate my HTML code.

If I use the "Validate by File Upload" I receive:
This document was Tentatively checked as HTML 4.01 Transitional
Result:
 Tentatively passed, 2 warning(s) 



If I use "Validate by Direct Input" I receive:
This document was successfully checked as HTML 4.01 Transitional!
Result:
 Passed 


I have attached the file I am validating. Please let me know which results are
the ones I should consider correct. I am an online student at the University of
Phoenix, and your results as affecting my grades. My instructor, who is
checking my work by using your "Validate by File Upload" method, receives 2
warning messages on my HTML code, and is penalizing me points based on these
results. 

I am checking my work by using your "Validate by Direct Input" method, which
tells me I have no errors or warnings, in fact, that my code has "passed" and I
can include a W3C icon on my Web page because of this high-level result. 

Could you please explain to me why we receive two different results when
checking exactly the same HTML code?


Thank you,

Jerry Salvatore


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Received on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 13:56:43 UTC