Re: htm v. html

Tamara the reason for the difference goes back to the origional DOS. where=
=20
all files were a 8.3 filename

that is where you get .htm

Make a file index.html in Windows 95 and the go to DOS (START RUN COMMAND)=
=20
and you will see it as index~1.htm

Jon

At 09:54 PM 3/27/00, Tamara Abbey wrote:
>Hello,
>
>In English, what is the difference between htm and html file extensions?
>
>Yes, I know html is HyperText Markup Language, and I've been doing this=20
>long enough to know what I do is called HTML.
>
>So, now that I'm using yet another text editor that defaults to .htm as=20
>the preferred file extension for pages, I can't help but wonder, *why?*=20
>What am I missing here? Is there some mysterious reason that I can't find=
=20
>in my O'Reilly that we write HTML but software editor programs prefer the=
=20
>htm file extension as a default? Even HTMLKit defaults to the htm=
 extension.
>
>Or, am I overthinking on a Monday night??
>
>Thank you for solving this mystery!
>Tamara
>
>
>
>
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Sincerely,

Mr. J. Michael Cates
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