Posted by shimmyshack on 05/12/07 15:09

On May 12, 3:03 pm, -Lost <maventheextrawo...@techie.com> wrote:
> shimmyshack wrote:
> > On May 12, 12:42 pm, -Lost <maventheextrawo...@techie.com> wrote:
> >> -Lost wrote:
> >>> shimmyshack wrote:
> >>>> should return the correct content-type for javascript.
> >>>> header( 'Content-Type: text/x-javascript' );
> >>> Just wondering, where did you get that MIME from?
> >>> I thought it was supposed to be:
> >>> application/x-javascript
> >>> At least "application/javascript" is not obsolete yet.
> >>> Then again, I cannot read an RFC to save my life.
> >> Bah, disregard shimmyshack. I didn't even see any posts beyond yours
> >> until I posted the above.
>
> > dont worry, its my fault for being so slap dash with the keyboard.
> > I actually just copy the apache default, it seems to be very
> > prevelant, although google get it right as per RFC, so perhaps I could
> > start to change my coding habits, or at least my mimes.type file!!
>
> Do you keep a MIME list or do you poll an RFC server?
>
> I prefer to keep my own MIME, as required/normally used MIME types don't
> change too much in my applications.
>
> The mime.types files I have from Apache 1.3 and 2.x are identical. How
> old of an install are you using if it has an obsolete JavaScript MIME type?
>
> Mine is from 2004/07/15 12:34pm (1089909240).
>
> --
> -Lost
> Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am
> kidding. No I am not.

I keep my own where it isn't in the apache mime.types file,
even the latest version of apache 2.2.4 gives
application/x-javascript js
which is a bit of a cheek because earlier in the file it has a
reference to
http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/
which gives it as
application/javascript
(and has a bit of a whinge: "Various unregistered media types have
been used in an ad-hoc fashion")
so for years I have kept the apache default, trying every now and then
to update, perhaps it is time as Michael says.

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