Re: mailto and &

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gerholdt" <gerholdt(at)fredonia.edu>
To: <j.suggate(at)ch.steiner.school.nz>; <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: mailto and &


> John,
>
> It sometimes happens this way, and then you must make a choice. If you
know
> why your page does not validate you may choose to still use features which
> cause it not to validate. It is not absolutely necessary to please the
> validator in every way - but if you are not going to do so, then you must
at
> least know why.
>
> In addition to knowing 'why' you wish not to follow the validator's
> guidelines to the T, it is also good to know what the consequences of that
> choice are.
>
> If you are using a 'feature' which is not standard HTML yet is widely
> supported by browsers and ignored by browsers that do not support it -
then
> you are well armed with that knowledge and are complying with the spirit
of
> validation if not the letter.
>
> So - validation is a starting point and a tool, but not the last word.
>
> Just to be clear - I take validation seriously and not flippantly, as I
> believe the above could be read either way.
>
> Michael Gerholdt
>
> John wrote:
>
> >
> > I can't seem to have it both ways (working and validating that is - I
> > can easily get it not working and not validating of course)!
> >
> >
> > Is there a solution?
> >
>
>

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