- From: Sierk Bornemann <sierkb@gmx.de>
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:27:25 +0200
- To: "www-validator@w3.org Community" <www-validator@w3.org>
Am 26.04.2007 um 17:03 schrieb David Dorward: > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 12:25:30PM +0200, Sierk Bornemann wrote: >> Because validator 0.8 beta doesn't send an accept header to the >> webserver, the webserver doesn't know, that the validator also >> accepts "application/xhtml+xml". > > That's a bug in the webserver then. The HTTP spec says to assume that > a client supports everything if it doesn't say otherwise. I use a mod_rewrite rule to rewrite "text/html" into "application/ xhtml+xml", if the client says, that it supports this mimetype. If the client says nothing, this rule isn't able to match. >> The easist and in my eyes the user-friendliest solution would be, if >> the validator 0.8 beta simply would send an accept header and would >> behave in this manner like a common client. > > In my eyes, the user-friendlyiest solution would be if your server > didn't serve a document under a mime type marked SHOULD NOT under any > circumstances. See above. See also my full quotet mod_rewrite rule earlier in this thread. The normal assumtion from the webserver *is* "text/html". It is just only then rewritten by mod_rewrite, if the client says, that it will accept "application/xhtml+xml". If not, "text/html" is served. Sierk -- Sierk Bornemann ICQ: 221105136 email: sierkb@gmx.de WWW: http://sierkbornemann.de/
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