On 13.08.2010 18:13, David E. Ross wrote:

 --- Original Message ---

> On 8/13/10 2:27 PM, Ray_Net wrote:
>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>> On 13.08.2010 15:18, Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>
>>>   --- Original Message ---
>>>
>>>> Try these links in a few browsers:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ufaq.org/themes/RavenIce/images/logo.gif
>>>
>>> Ok
>>>
>>>> http://www.ufaq.org/themes/RavenIce/images\logo.gif
>>>
>>> Not Found
>>> The requested URL /themes/RavenIce/images\logo.gif was not found on this
>>> server.
>>>
>>> Apache/1.3.41 Ben-SSL/1.59 Server at www.ufaq.org Port 80
>>>
>>> Does not work in Firefox, Seamonkey or IE
>>>
>> 
>> I have put http://www.ufaq.org/themes/RavenIce/images\logo.gif
>>   in the url-adress part of mi IE8 and IT WORKS !
> 
> Yes. IE is broken in that it allows \ in a server-based URI when the
> internationally recognized specification says that \ is not allowed.
> You want Gecko (the core for Firefox, SeaMonkey, and others) to be
> similarly broken.  Most of us would prefer that Gecko not be broken.
> 
> No, I'm NOT a Mozilla developer or associated with Mozilla in any way
> other than as a user.  I don't use IE because it is indeed broken in
> many ways and because IE lacks many of the features that are handy to
> experienced users.
> 

The argument is going to be made as usual that IE gets it correct which
is all the user is after regardless if it's "broken" and doesn't adhere
to the W3C standards. The counter argument to that is that if web
developers would take the time and effort to write sites that are
cross-browser compatible then this ongoing issue would be moot. 8-)

Not a dev here either.

-- 
*Jay Garcia - Netscape/Flock Champion*
www.ufaq.org
Netscape - Firefox - SeaMonkey - Flock - Thunderbird
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