ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed?

Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed?

State:
CLOSED
Product:
mobileOK Basic tests
Raised by:
Sean Owen
Opened on:
2006-10-19
Description:
For tests, we need to decide which MIME (er, Internet Media) types are valid for
XHTML documents, as it affects the Accept header that is sent and tests on the
content type of the response.

According to http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-media-types/#summary, XHTML Basic should
use application/xhtml+xml, but may use application/xml or text/xml. There is
some disagreement about whether the Accept header should mention the latter two
at all, or whether they should be accepted by the tests as content types for
XHTML documents.

Following the spec, I personally suggest we do need to accept, and say we
accept, all three. We can indicate that application/xhtml+xml is preferred by
sending:

Accept: application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,text/xml;q=0.9

... and then allowing any of the three content types in the response, maybe
warning on the latter two.

One question is what mobile browsers will do with a complex, but totally valid
Accept header like the one above. For example, does any browser die on the q=
syntax?

Other perspectives?
Related Actions Items:
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Related emails:
  1. [minutes] Cambridge 2007 F2F meeting (from dom@w3.org on 2007-01-24)
  2. Close ISSUE-157, ISSUE-159 (from srowen@google.com on 2007-01-18)
  3. [minutes] Thu 14 teleconf (from dom@w3.org on 2006-12-21)
  4. Re: ACTION-370 Summarise current issues around Content-Type, DOCTYPE, Character Encoding ... and more besides. (from andrea@trasatti.it on 2006-11-20)
  5. RE: ACTION-370 Summarise current issues around Content-Type, DOCTYPE, Character Encoding ... and more besides. (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-11-20)
  6. Re: ACTION-370 Summarise current issues around Content-Type, DOCTYPE, Character Encoding ... and more besides. (from srowen@google.com on 2006-11-20)
  7. Re: ACTION-370 Summarise current issues around Content-Type, DOCTYPE, Character Encoding ... and more besides. (from srowen@google.com on 2006-11-17)
  8. Re: ISSUE-167: 3.2 CHARACTER_ENCODING_SUPPORT and CHARACTER_ENCODING_USE (from srowen@google.com on 2006-11-10)
  9. RE: ISSUE-167: 3.2 CHARACTER_ENCODING_SUPPORT and CHARACTER_ENCODING_USE (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-11-10)
  10. Re: ISSUE-167: 3.2 CHARACTER_ENCODING_SUPPORT and CHARACTER_ENCODING_USE (from srowen@google.com on 2006-11-10)
  11. [minutes] Thu Nov 9 Teleconf (from dom@w3.org on 2006-11-09)
  12. Re: Minutes Call Oct 26 (from dom@w3.org on 2006-10-27)
  13. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from chaals@opera.com on 2006-10-26)
  14. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from chaals@opera.com on 2006-10-26)
  15. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from chaals@opera.com on 2006-10-26)
  16. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-26)
  17. RE: ISSUE-159: Should the DDC / mobileOK tests encompass XHTML MP? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-26)
  18. Re: ISSUE-159: Should the DDC / mobileOK tests encompass XHTML MP? (from chaals@opera.com on 2006-10-26)
  19. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from rosaana.casarrodriguez@telefonica.es on 2006-10-25)
  20. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from andrea@trasatti.it on 2006-10-25)
  21. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-25)
  22. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from timur.mehrvarz@web.de on 2006-10-25)
  23. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-25)
  24. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from timo.skytta@nokia.com on 2006-10-24)
  25. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from andrea@trasatti.it on 2006-10-23)
  26. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-23)
  27. Re: [Minutes] Thu Oct 19 Teleconf (from chaals@opera.com on 2006-10-22)
  28. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from chaals@opera.com on 2006-10-21)
  29. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-20)
  30. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-20)
  31. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from k.scheppe@t-online.net on 2006-10-20)
  32. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-20)
  33. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from timur.mehrvarz@web.de on 2006-10-20)
  34. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from luca.passani@openwave.com on 2006-10-20)
  35. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from luca.passani@openwave.com on 2006-10-20)
  36. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from k.scheppe@t-online.net on 2006-10-20)
  37. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-20)
  38. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from k.scheppe@t-online.net on 2006-10-20)
  39. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-20)
  40. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from Rotan.Hanrahan@MobileAware.com on 2006-10-20)
  41. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from paulwalsh@segala.com on 2006-10-20)
  42. ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from dean+cgi@w3.org on 2006-10-19)
  43. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-19)
  44. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from timur.mehrvarz@web.de on 2006-10-19)
  45. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from chaals@opera.com on 2006-10-19)
  46. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-19)
  47. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-19)
  48. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-19)
  49. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-19)
  50. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-19)
  51. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-19)
  52. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from luca.passani@openwave.com on 2006-10-19)
  53. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from luca.passani@openwave.com on 2006-10-19)
  54. RE: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from jo@linguafranca.org on 2006-10-19)
  55. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-19)
  56. Re: ISSUE-157: Which XHTML MIME types should be allowed? (from srowen@google.com on 2006-10-19)

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