11188 2010-11-01 16:52:03 +0000 Tags don't need closed? 2011-08-23 19:14:52 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Validator check HEAD PC Windows XP RESOLVED INVALID P2 normal --- 1 michael.d.butler dave.null www-validator-cvs oldest_to_newest 41921 0 931 michael.d.butler 2010-11-01 16:52:03 +0000 Created attachment 931 Basic page with transitional While using the validator for a class, we were attempting to demonstrate the necessity of closing the <html> tag in HTML 4.01 Transitional. This is thrown up warnings or errors in the past, but this time it did not. Same for Strict. For example, both the attach and below pages validate except for character coding warnings. <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <title> Hello World! </title> </head> <body> <p>Hello World! 55709 1 ville.skytta 2011-08-23 19:14:52 +0000 The end tag for many elements (such as html) is optional in HTML 4.01, look for "O" in the "End Tag" column at http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/index/elements.html 931 2010-11-01 16:52:03 +0000 2010-11-01 16:52:03 +0000 Basic page with transitional transitional.html text/html 210 michael.d.butler PCFET0NUWVBFIEhUTUwgUFVCTElDICItLy9XM0MvL0RURCBIVE1MIDQuMDEgVHJhbnNpdGlvbmFs Ly9FTiINCiJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy9UUi9odG1sNC9sb29zZS5kdGQiPg0KPGh0bWw+DQog IDxoZWFkPg0KICAgIDx0aXRsZT4NCiAgICAgIEhlbGxvIFdvcmxkIQ0KICAgIDwvdGl0bGU+DQog IDwvaGVhZD4NCiAgPGJvZHk+DQogICAgPHA+SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh