On 12/6/06, Zed A. Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need people to answer a survey super quick for the next little release of > Mongrel. Basically, nobody ever agrees on mime types, especially defaults, > which is why Mongrel has none and you set your own. Sometimes people just > refuse to set their own and want Mongrel to do everything for them, but if > that happens then people will complain about the defaults. > > Damned if I do, damned if I don't. > > So, let's put this to the test: > > 1) Should Mongrel support a larger set of default mime types? No-ish. I say no for a similar reason that Nick said yes. If people need some weird mime type for files then they should be able to add those but I think the majority of people just need the basics. Perhaps there are a few other types that would be nice to have in the list as well but I don't see the point in having a large list when so many people will never use it. That said, if mongrel adopts the Apache list (or something like it) I won't belly ache. > 2) What should those defaults be? Post a YAML file somewhere so I can > compare the various answers. > 3) What should be the default mime type if a file doesn't match? application/octet-stream > 3a) Where do you get this default? RFC 1521, by virtue of it being mentioned as the primary subtype. - Quoted from Nick > 4) Would anyone object to Mongrel moving the default mime type list into a > YAML file in the source tree that it loads? **You'd still be able to > override like normal.** no objection. i like the idea. > 5) If your favorite web server does it a particular way, do you actually > think this is the real standard or just what that web server does? My favorite web servers are currently mongrel and nginx. I am happy with the way mongrel does things for the most part. I am not a fan of nginx's obvious preference of certain linux packaging mimes in their list but it doesn't bother me either. > 5a) Do you think this default could be improved on depending on the > situation? Think development vs. production deployments. I don't see a real need to make them different. If I need to change something, I will depending on the situation anyways.
Zed, personally I don't think you need to worry too much about people not liking mongrels mime types. If someone needs to add/remove/edit anything in the list, they will and chances are that most people won't need to. If there comes a time when a mime type gains popularity, then sure, add it but I don't think you should bother yourself too much in making every niche group happy and having a huge list. Kyle Kochis _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
