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Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc..
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David Woolley |
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Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.. |
Date: |
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 08:45:01 +0000 (GMT) |
>
> I've never found a reference about HTTP servers being able to attribute
> media types in a file by file basis. Do you know where I could find more
> information on that?
The documentation for the original NCSA server (although I think that
Apache now only allows directory by directory - it uses extensions, not
the full name).
> of her web site a text file named ".htaccess" with
>
> AddType application/octet-stream sfx
The problems here are:
1) .htaccess can be disabled, and may well be disabled for security/
product differentiation++ reasons on free web space;
2) my ISP, at least, uses a very trivial web server for their free space;
3) this sort of information is completely out of band in Microsoft servers
(I think this is true of Netscape Fast Track, as well);
4) most users don't even realise that the server can be configured, so
don't create a market for these features to be enabled/publicised.
++ bundled space can't be too useful, otherwise no one would pay for space.
- lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.., mattack, 1999/01/02
- Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.., Larry W. Virden, 1999/01/02
- Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.., Klaus Weide, 1999/01/02
- Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.., Ismael Cordeiro, 1999/01/02
- Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.., David Woolley, 1999/01/04
- Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.., Ismael Cordeiro, 1999/01/05
- Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc..,
David Woolley <=
Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.., pg, 1999/01/02
Re: lynx-dev mime-types, server responsibility, etc.., Ismael Cordeiro, 1999/01/02