Posted by Chris Beall on 02/01/06 21:26

Steve Pugh wrote:
> John Salerno wrote:
>
>>Chris Beall wrote:
>>
>>
>>>You could consider using <address>, which is semantically what you seem
>>>to have. See http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#edef-ADDRESS.
>>>
>>>You'll probably need to insert <br> as appropriate to get the usual
>>>mail-address format.
>>
>>Wow, thanks. I didn't know about this element, but it's perfect!
>
>
> Read the spec carefully. <address> is only to be used for the contact
> details related to the page itself. Any other addresses on the page
> must not be marked up with <address>.
>
> Steve
>

Steve,

It depends on your definition of 'may' :-)

I interpret 'may be used' to mean 'this is one suggested use'.

I didn't see anything in the spec stating that it must not be used for
any other purpose. It's an address, so <address> is the most
appropriate semantic markup.

Chris Beall

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