At 01:27 PM 12/8/01 -0800, you wrote: >I'm not so sure. The JSP spec doesn't say anything about having to register >the MIME type of a file before using it in a jsp:include directive. Consider >how difficult that would be if you were generating dynamic filenames with >extensions like ".001", ".002", ".003", etc... You could potentially have to >register several hundred (even thousand) meaningless MIME types. Also, think >about what webservers do when they encounter an unknown MIME type -- they >default back to text/html (or whatever you have set as your default...). Why >should a JSP be more strict than this with it's include directive? The file >you are including is required to be a valid URL -- which means it could be >accessed via the webserver anyway. > >Remember, Tomcat is the RI and should implement the spec as closely as >possible. I've gone back and looked through my books on JSP, and every one >of them says that you can use any file extension with the jsp:include >directive. However, none of them say you have to register that extension as >a valid MIME type first. At the very least, it's confusing for someone who >expects it to work when it doesn't -- especially when there's no >documentation on it. > >Thanks, >--jeff > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Micael Padraig Og mac Grene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 10:12 AM >Subject: Re: Unable to include *.sum files (Again) > > > > At 08:22 PM 12/7/01 -0800, you wrote: > > >Yeah, see my last post. Since JSP output is written with a PrintWriter, >the > > >Catalina code is restricting it to only being able to output known text/* > > >MIME types. This just doesn't "feel" right to me. > > > > > >Thanks, > > >--jeff > >
The JSP specification does tie the use of include to the requirements of the out JspWriter ? --- micael -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
