<petPeeveAlert> I'm not going to argue with you, but a file without an extension will still have a mime-type. And a file extension doesn't 100% guarantee that the particular file is what you expect. File extensions are a convenience, nothing more. It's only because some companies (Microsoft) blindly expect the mime-type to be determined by the file extension that we're having this discussion. And this short sitedness is not limited to just Microsoft, but I blame them it popping up in other people's code. Tomcat's own mime-type determination code, ServletContext.getMimetype(), is based on the same short sightedness, at least with version 4.1.12.
</petPeeveAlert> And yes, "JkMount /*.jsp ajp13" is not a mime-type, its a mod_jk setup directive. --mikej -=----- mike jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Hostmaster of the day [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 9:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Mime-Type > > > Mime Type Overview > > Mime types tell browsers how to handle specific extensions. Most Mime > types are set globally on the server. For example, the text/html Mime > type equates to htm, html, and shtml extensions on most servers, and > this tells your browser to interpret all files with those extensions > as HTML files. You can alter or add new Mime types specifically for > your site (note that you can not alter the global Mime type values, > only add to them). Mime types are often used to handle new > technologies as they appear. When WAP technology first appeared > no-one had these extensions set up on their server. With Mime types, > however, you could have set it up yourself and begun serving WAP > pages immediately. > > Warning: Make sure you check the list of pre-existing Mime types > before adding new ones. Check with your hosting administrator before > adding a Mime type, as they can easily alter the correct functioning > of your web site. > > Note: People often get confused as to the difference between Mime > types and Apache handlers. Basically, Mime types tell your browser > how to handle files, while Apache handlers tell the server how to > handle files. > > JkMount /*.jsp ajp13 is an Apache handler not a MIME type. Isn't it. > > > > Uh, mime-type doesn't have anything to do with a file extension. > If I have > > a tiff image it doesn't matter what the extension is, it's still a > tiff > > file. Determining mime-type based based on file extensions is a > windows > > stupidism. Now, I'll admit there are certian conventions, but you > can't > > 100% count on them. > > > > --mikej > > -=----- > > mike jackson > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Hostmaster of the day [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:25 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Mime-Type > > > > > > > > > Ladies and Gentleman, > > > > > > .jsp (e.g. index.jsp) is indeed a MIME type. > > > > > > Apache will know this MIME type by the following > > > code if you are using mod_jk as module: > > > > > > JkMount /*.jsp ajp13 > > > > > > --Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Howdy, > > > > Typically, text/html as that's what the browser sees. > > > > > > > > However, in a JSP (since it's really a servlet), you can set the > > > > response content type to whatever you want, e.g. gzip or > > > > application/ms-excel. > > > > > > > > Yoav Shapira > > > > Millennium ChemInformatics > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > >From: Anthony Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:36 AM > > > > >To: Tomcat Users List > > > > >Subject: Mime-Type > > > > > > > > > >I did not know where ask to else this question. > > > > > > > > > >Is there a mime-type for a jsp? If so, what is it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >For additional commands, e-mail: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential > business > > > communication, and may contain information that is confidential, > > > proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for > the > > > individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, > copied, > > > printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) > > > intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from > your > > > computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
