> I just wanted to mention that the meta tag as well as its http-equiv > attribute are both official parts of the HTML standard and have been for > quite some time.
Yes and no. HTML 4.0 has a section on META and http-requiv. In it, it mentions that "Some user agents support the use of META to refresh the current page after a specified number of seconds, with the option of replacing it by a different URI." and proceeds with an example. That sounds more advisory than part of the standard. But for the sake of argument, let's say it's part of the standard, and check what HTML 4.01 has to say. HTML 4.01 also has a section on META and http-requiv. However, the only reference to "refresh" is: "Note. Some user agents support the use of META to refresh the current page after a specified number of seconds, with the option of replacing it by a different URI. Authors should __not__ use this technique to forward users to different pages, as this makes the page inaccessible to some users. Instead, automatic page forwarding should be done using server-side redirects." I'm guessing this is because http-equiv is designed to hold an HTTP header, but there is no such thing as an "Refresh" header in HTTP. So http-equiv="refresh" is no longer standard. Of course, this is all theoretical. In practice, too many people are not easily swayed by a measily thing such as a standard. -- Eric L. Brine | ICQ: 4629314 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.adaelis.com/ | AIM: ikegamiii
