Is anyone aware of a good reference on configuring Apache to serve the files as the correct MIME type? Something in English would be good - a system administrator I'm not! Does it need to be set up in a per-site basis (as they're all set up as Virtual Hosts.) I'm assuming this can be done with .htaccess files?
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:18:24 -0300, Julián Landerreche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After reading this (http://www.juicystudio.com/all-in-the-mime.asp) my > beliefs in XHTML has been shaked. > > What is this all about? Is it a bad practice to serve XHTML as > text/html? is it harmful? what are the disvantages? > > The thuth is I cant understand what is this all about, and I didnt > really understood the whole article (for example, what's that "tag soup" > expression means?). > > After reading the article (and some related articles) I feel i'm doing > things in the wrong way (because I serve xhtml as text/html, without > even really understand what does it mean). > I'm newbie in web-standards practice, but I have strong beliefs in > standards and i like to do the things in the right way. > > I hope to hear clarifing and reassuring words from all the list, and > specially from the gurus of WSG. > > regards > Mannequin > pd: excuse my poor english. > > > > > Paul Farrell wrote: > > >>I have been following this discussion (belatedly) > >> > >> It's all in the MIME > >>http://www.juicystudio.com/all-in-the-mime.asp > >> > >>first paragraph: > >>" There have been a lot of articles recently about web > >>standards; in particular, using XHTML and serving it as > >>text/html. Personally, I'm not that bothered whether people > >>serve XHTML as text/html, but think it's important that > >>authors understand why this is wrong. Although I'm not > >>bothered about content developers serving XHTML as text/html, > >>I don't agree with people encouraging content developers to > >>deliver XHTML as text/html. " > >> > >>I wondered what other memebrs on the list thought about it > >>and its implications? > >> > >>with regards > >> > >>Steven Faulkner > >>Web Accessibility Consultant > >>National Information & Library Service (NILS) > >>454 Glenferrie Road > >>Kooyong Victoria 3144 > >>Phone: (613) 9864 9281 > >>Fax: (613) 9864 9210 > >>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>National Information Library Service > >>A subsidiary of RBS.RVIB.VAF Ltd. > >> > >> > > > > > >Firstly, as a new member, I can't believe it took me so long to find WSG. > > > >As I understand it, the problem with serving XHTML as text/html is that an > >user agents view the code as 'tag soup', and therefore present malformed > >code normally. I think that as long as a developer regularly validates their > >code, they can continue to serve XHTML as text/html until MSIE supports > >application/xhtml+xml. > > > >Once again, great list. Although I find myself sitting here immersed in > >these email when I really should be working. > > > >Regards > >Paul Farrell > > > >****************************************************** > >The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > >****************************************************** > > > > > > > > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > -- Jason Foss Almost Anything Desktop Publishing www.almost-anything.com.au Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia "We can do almost anything!" ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
