Posted by Toby Inkster on 05/17/05 21:08

Gazza wrote:

> You need to read the specs for XHTML Media Types. It clearly says that
> XHTML1.1 SHOULD use application/xhtml+xml as it's mime type. Although
> the validator may say that you've passed, it's not perfect, and the
> validator shouldn't be relied upon.

Using the wrong MIME type doesn't make a document invalid. You can serve
an (X)HTML file with MIME type "application/flibble" and though it's
*WRONG*, it can still be *VALID*. The two are not mutually exclusive.

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