Re: eCommerce links-non compatible with Validator. from Lloyd Wood on 2000-03-22 (www-validator@w3.org from March 2000)

From: Lloyd Wood <l.wood@eim.surrey.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 19:33:58 +0000 (GMT)
To: "Kevin R. Phillips" <kevin@audiodesigns.com>
cc: www-validator@w3.org, gerald@w3.org
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0003221932500.25193-100000@petra.ee.surrey.ac.uk>

On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Kevin R. Phillips wrote:

> Hi Lloyd,
> We did read the FAQ. In fact, we have filled 2 - 4" thick binders with
> accessibility guidelines, specifications, and the FAQs so familiarity with
> the basic '&amp;' is not the issue.

I was talking about the validator's FAQ. No idea what you're talking
about...

Your ecommerce software's inability to be customised to use &amp; is
the issue, then.


> I thought that might be the case but unfortunately these links are for
> ordering the product assigned to that link. The link is created by the
> ecommerce software when it is entered into the database (and cannot be
> customized). We won't be able to change it to '&amp;' or else the link
> won't function.

L.

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Received on Wednesday, 22 March 2000 14:34:06 UTC