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http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13986 remove default MIME-type ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-02-05 15:57 ------- > The Apache doesn't exist only for Mozilla. What about the thousands of> > browsers out there? How do they work without getting a content type?Most > other browsers (like IE) work by violating RFC 2616. This is also why > sysadmins can generally get away with being lazy about setting their MIME > types. Most users will never know the difference. The problem here is Mozilla > is bending over backwards to try NOT to violate RFC 2616. But unless we can > get some cooperation from Apache, Mozilla too will have to violate the spec. > Chimera, Mozilla's Mac OS Browser, already does. They tried the evangelism > route and it was like trying to bail a sinking ship with a teaspoon. The > practical reality is that unless Apache removes the default MIME type or > implements some kind or null default (as I believe the RFC intended) Mozilla > will have to do MIME sniffing in some situations (or forget about trying to > be a usable browser). --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
