- From: Jon Ribbens <jon+www-validator@unequivocal.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:36:34 +0100
- To: "www-validator@w3.org Community" <www-validator@w3.org>
On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 11:30:15AM -0500, Shane McCarron wrote: > >Once again, I presume the validator to be a normal requesting client > >to any webserver. Following that assumption, there seems to be not one > >argument, to refuse sending a correct Accept header. > > Well - since a normal client is not required to send such a header... I > think the validator is working fine in this instance. I think that might depend on your definition of "normal". Enough web sites break if you don't send an Accept header that "normal" clients in effect *are* required to send one, even if the standards say you don't need to. (i.e. is the validator trying to look like a *normal* client, or a conformant-but-weird client? ;-) )
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