OK, I just wanted to know how this works. My development environment is not the same as an environment in a large company which usually has a lot of restrictions regarding accessing the internet.
I have made a simple test and unplugged the network cable of my workstation. TOMCAT still started without a problem. So it seems that the DTD's are somehow embedded in the source code. Thanks for your information. Thomas At 22.01.2002 16:44, you wrote: >i think in the same way....... >there should be a necessary reason to do so, that we are missing, otherwise >it seems illogical > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nikola Milutinovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Tomcat Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 3:56 PM >Subject: Re: web.xml Question > > > > > Usually the web.xml file of a web application starts with the following: > > > > > > <!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application > > > 2.3//EN" > > > "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd";> > > > > > > This URL referst to the dtd file on SUN's server. I think most XML >parsers > > > like SAX need to read the dtd file to be able to parse the XML file. > > > > That would be a big problem. I'm no expert on the mnatter, but since >web-app DTD is something no Servlet container can work without, couldn't the >the container provide it to the parser? That URL is just an identifier, >saying "yes, I'm build upon Sun's public DTD for web.xml". So, the container >could tell the parser "look, here is that DTD, don't go fetching it". > > > > Maybe it's naive of me, but that's how I would do it. I've been using >Tomcat for some time now and it never complained on web.xml. I'm behind a >firewall and Tomcat is not even aware of that. > > > > Nix. > > > > > >-- >To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
