From: "Joshua Slive" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:06 PM
> > From: William A. Rowe, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > The directory CONTENTS cannot be construed as a config error. > > > > If we can agree on some scheme to handle examples, such as the above, > > then I could begin to have some confidence. If we can't -clearly- > > document the expected behavior (whatever we agree that is), then it > > is too complex for reason. And if it's too complex to configure or > > administer, I'm willing to propose we drop mod_negotation entirely. > > > > Sure, it is confusing that adding a file to a directory can change the > results for existing URLs. But really, that is the whole point of > multiviews. No. multiviews were created to allow the -client- to select one of many variants based on their preferences (gzip/no gzip, english or croatian, html or image.) It shouldn't become a dumping ground for every flip-flop the administrator chooses to make. > It should not be used in the general case, but if people ask > for multiviews, they are explicitly asking for the url to depend on the > directory contents. If an administrator turns on multiviews without > informing web authors about the consequences, then he or she has made an > error. Oh come on ... you and I both know that getting server config info or changes from the big mass-vhosting providers can be like pulling teeth. > If that is not clear, then the documentation should be changed. (And > I have no sympathy for people who try to use a complex feature like > multiviews without reading the documentation.) Nor I ... but let's assume they have limited information. It should at least be predictable. Bill
