Re: Follow on from 'doctype question'

by Charles A Upsdell <cupsdell(at)upsdell.com>

Date:	Fri, 29 Sep 2000 00:03:08 -0400
To:	hwg-basics(at)hwg.org
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	todo: View Thread, Original

If you check the HTML 4 spec you will find that the HTML and HEAD tags are 
defined as being OPTIONAL.  So, if Netscape or Opera cannot load a page in 
which they are omitted, they are at fault.  Though, of course, attributing 
'fault' is pointless to those who need to create websites for real-world 
browsers.

At 08:54 PM 09/28/00, you wrote:
>Greetings
>
>I found a hosting/redirection service that not only doesn't use a doctype 
>declaration in its pages, it doesn't use <html> or <head> tags either. No 
>wonder it wouldn't load in Netscape or Opera. So tolerant, that IE5.
>
>http://www.cjb.net
>
>I wonder if they really have any customers. I'll let you know if I get a 
>response to my email to them.

-
Chuck Upsdell
Email:     cupsdell(at)istar.ca or cupsdell(at)torfree.net
Website:   http://home.istar.ca/~cupsdell/

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