Posted by dfloss on 09/23/06 21:46
mouse@house.spam wrote:
> I have a reference to a web counter in my page, which according to my
> ISP should look like;
>
> <IMG SRC="/cgi-sys/Count.cgi?df=sigma-index.html&st=1000">
>
> However the W3 validator wails about the ampersand '&' before the st.
> It insists the line must look like;
>
> <img src="/cgi-sys/Count.cgi?df=c-compiler-com-root&ft=0&dd=D"
> title="Counter" alt="Counter">
>
> in other words we must use & instead of just &
>
> Is this how valid HTML must specify an ampersand? Both versions seem
> valid in my web browser. The & version looks a bit strange and I
> am surprised that W3 validator regards it as necessary.
& is a very dubious html delimiter. & is how it should be done
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