Re: SPEC: DNS conventions & "naming" of VRML sites

Paul Lindner ([email protected])
Wed, 14 Jun 1995 13:48:18 -0500 (CDT)

Claude L. Bullard sez:
.
. Re, the "not tied to content types"? How is a Web document
. able to indicate that it is composed of multiple types
. and which version or flavor is to be used? For example,
. if I have a document with links to HTML, VRML, any SGML,
. JAVA, etc.? Is the file extension the only indicator
. and if so, how is that able to indicate the flavor?

The response form an HTML/1.0 server is formulated much like a MIME
encoded mail li> . The headers specify the exact type of the item
to be retrieved.

You cannot discern the file type from a given URL. The file extension
is used only if the client cannot find the type of the item from the
server proper.

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