- From: hunter <hunter@userfriendly.net>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:26:14 -0400
- To: Hugo Haas <hugo@w3.org>
- CC: www-validator@w3.org
- Message-ID: <3B37E4B6.B83A746B@userfriendly.net>
I thought that was the way to do it, but yes, it wasnt in the httpd.conf file in CVS Thanks -- Hugo Haas wrote: > > * hunter <hunter@userfriendly.net> [2001-06-25 19:05-0400] > > I too am trying to get the linkchecker to work, and i noticed your URL > > is http://validator.w3c.org/checklink which makes a call to the perl > > script. I am wondering, stupid as it is, how you call this without an > > extension, meaning if i copied your form, and placed it on my site, i > > wondered how to call it without the .html extension. > > The link checker is a CGI script. validator.w3.org runs Apache, and > the configuration file says, among other things: > > ServerName validator.w3.org > [..] > ScriptAlias /checklink /usr/local/validator/httpd/cgi-bin/checklink.pl > > Gerald, I just noticed that the httpd.conf in CVS[1] is 2 years old. > Where is the current version? I lost track during the multiple moves > of the service. > > As a side note somewhat off-topic for www-validator but short enough > to be mentioned, "not mentioning the extension" (.html, .jpg) is due > to content negotiation, which allows you to propose multiple formats > for the same resource (SVG, JPG, PNG, etc) so that the client gets the > best format for its capabilities. You can get that: > - by enabling negotiation on a DirectoryResource[2] in Jigsaw. > - by using mod_negotiation[3] in Apache (see the content negotiation > documentation[4]). > > Hope this helps. > > 1. http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/validator/httpd/conf/httpd.conf > 2. http://www.w3.org/Jigsaw/User/api/w3c.jigsaw.resources.DirectoryResource.html > 3. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_negotiation.html > 4. http://httpd.apache.org/docs/content-negotiation.html > -- > Hugo Haas - W3C > mailto:hugo@w3.org - http://www.w3.org/People/Hugo/ - tel:+1-617-452-2092 -- Michael B. Weiner, Linux+, Linux+ SME Systems Administrator/Partner The UserFriendly Network (UFN) -- Linux Registered User #94900 Have you been counted? http://counter.li.org PGP: 30 1D CC BA 30 30 63 35 CD 58 E0 89 A9 17 CC C0 8C 55 F7 72 ......... Escape the 'Gates' of Hell `:::' ....... ...... ::: * `::. ::' ::: .:: .:.::. .:: .:: `::. :' ::: :: :: :: :: :: :::. ::: .::. .:: ::. `::::. .:' ::. ...:::.....................::' .::::.. --
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