[WSG] Help on file extensions used

2005-01-27 Thread ::::dotcompals:::: 
Dear friends, 
Can any one help me with the extension used these days in
some we pages. For example .gne (flickr.com) .pyra  .do
(blogger.com). How can these extensions be created  what
are its advantages? 

regards

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[WSG] Help on file extensions used

2005-01-27 Thread Rob Mientjes 
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 05:06:15 -0800 (PST), dotcompals
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Dear friends,
 Can any one help me with the extension used these days in
 some we pages. For example .gne (flickr.com) .pyra  .do
 (blogger.com). How can these extensions be created  what
 are its advantages?

Usually done with Apache's .htaccess funkiness. The advantages are
pretty unknown to me though. None web standards related AFAIK though.
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Rob.

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Re: [WSG] Help on file extensions used

2005-01-27 Thread David R 
dotcompals wrote:
Dear friends, 
Can any one help me with the extension used these days in
some we pages. For example .gne (flickr.com) .pyra  .do
(blogger.com). How can these extensions be created  what
are its advantages? 

regards
Its a server side thing. There are no advantages for the client or 
browser, all that matters is that the appropriate MIME/ContentType is sent.

Of course, if you want custom extensions, just use Apache's mod_rewrite 
or IIS' ISAPI_Rewrite().

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-David R
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Re: [WSG] Help on file extensions used

2005-01-27 Thread Rene Saarsoo 
Hi,
I think the only advantages of these extensions are dis-advantages.
The must-read on this topic is from Tim Berners-Lee Cool URIs don't  
change:

  http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html
If you must use any extension at all - please consider something that
anyone finds meaningful. The strange extensions may give maybe some
security through obscurity, but in longer term you will curse them.
Rene Saarsoo
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