- From: Nick Kew <nick@webthing.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 01:27:39 +0000 (GMT)
- To: <webmaster@domovina.net>
- cc: <www-validator@w3.org>
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Frank Tiggelaar wrote: > I wonder if this was a bug. If I run a page which no longer validates on > the W3C page through Page Valet I get a "Character Set Not specified; > using UTF-8" message, which is what I expect the W3C validator must have > done in the past. (ex: http://www.domovina.net/index_srebrenica.html) Thanks for reminding me of that. I've updated Page Valet to add a new and more explicit processing message about this, but it will still proceed to validate (provisionally) as UTF-8. > Fortunately the Euro currency (EUR) will *not* be invalidated by a number > of recently-found flaws in the system: the media discovered that most > slot machines in Europe will accept Thai 10 Bath coins as EUR 2.00 coins > (10 Bath equals EUR .25). Yet the EUR-introduction will take place in ten > days. A system works as long as people have confidence in it :-) That's an interesting one! Many years ago I recollect a similar thing with the DM and the UK 5p coin (about one fifth of the value). -- Nick Kew Site Valet - the mark of Quality on the Web. <URL:http://valet.webthing.com/>
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