Ok, so here's the deal: "Some HTTP/1.0 software has interpreted a Content-Type header without charset parameter incorrectly to mean "recipient should guess." Senders wishing to defeat this behavior MAY include a charset parameter even when the charset is ISO-8859-1 and SHOULD do so when it is known that it will not confuse the recipient."
By the way, I did not upper case the MAY and SHOULD, those were that way in the doc which means they were trying to emphasize them. I'd have to say that MAY doesn't suggest that it is a requirement for the content-type to work properly. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Showalter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 9:33 AM Subject: RE: Displaying Problems > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:12 AM > To: Bob Showalter; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Displaying Problems > > > Bob, > > ... > So what exactly is the RFC2616 compliant content type? cf. ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2616.txt, section 2.2 > > You know its funny, but it seems that so many who stick up > for CGI.pm so strongly are quick to say > that CGI.pm is doing things right and that it does them > better, but they seem to purposely avoid > giving the actual solution. See above. > > It seems to me that our way of life (freedom and prosperity) > came about from people thinking for > them selves and from innovation, learning and continued drive > to improve what was given us. > I do a little system admin on the side, and I've come to find > that learning the actual conf files is > such a boon over simply using the GUI app. So much > understanding has come and it takes me to a more > advanced level. Many times I can discover a problem, or have > understanding of the underlying > problem when coming across things I don't expect. In my mind > programming is the same. I want to > know what's going on, so I can make a wise and educated > decision of how to approach it. CGI.pm--a threat to our way of life! Down with the troglodytes! :) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
