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cvs commit: httpd-docs-1.3/htdocs/manual/misc FAQ-E.html
coar 00/08/03 04:10:38
Modified: htdocs/manual install.html
htdocs/manual/misc FAQ-E.html
Log:
Some updates from Joshua Slive. I lost the message describing
the FAQ change, but concerning install.html he says:
"It seems strange that the installation docs for apache don't
even mention the method that most people use to install apache.
(I know, it was a political issue). This provides a reference."
Submitted by: Joshua Slive <sl...@finance.commerce.ubc.ca>
Reviewed by: Ken Coar
Revision Changes Path
1.28 +5 -2 httpd-docs-1.3/htdocs/manual/install.html
Index: install.html
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retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -u -r1.27 -r1.28
--- install.html 1999/11/28 11:38:58 1.27
+++ install.html 2000/08/03 11:10:33 1.28
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Compiling and Installing Apache 1.3</H1>
-This document covers compilation and installation of Apache on Unix
-systems only. For compiling and installation on Windows, see <A
+<P>This document covers compilation and installation of Apache on Unix
+systems, using the manual build and install method. If you wish to
+use the autoconf-style configure interface, you should instead
+read the INSTALL file in the root directory of the Apache source
+distribution. For compiling and installation on Windows, see <A
HREF="windows.html">Using Apache with Microsoft Windows</A> and for
TPF see <A HREF="install-tpf.html">Installing the Apache 1.3 HTTP
Server on TPF</A>.
1.6 +12 -8 httpd-docs-1.3/htdocs/manual/misc/FAQ-E.html
Index: FAQ-E.html
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retrieving revision 1.5
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diff -u -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- FAQ-E.html 2000/04/18 17:21:26 1.5
+++ FAQ-E.html 2000/08/03 11:10:36 1.6
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="header.html" -->
<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Apache Server Frequently Asked Questions</H1>
<P>
- $Revision: 1.5 $ ($Date: 2000/04/18 17:21:26 $)
+ $Revision: 1.6 $ ($Date: 2000/08/03 11:10:36 $)
</P>
<P>
The latest version of this FAQ is always available from the main
@@ -594,14 +594,18 @@
Explorer, but show up as source or trigger a save window
with Netscape?</STRONG></A>
<P>
- Internet Explorer is ignoring the mime-type you have configured for
- the file and guessing the file type based on the filename
- extension. IE does this for any file which the web server marks as
- application/octet-stream or text/plain. Netscape, on the other
- hand, properly follows the directions of the web server and treats
- the file as text/plain (displays it in the browser window as-is) or
- application/octet-stream (pops up a download window).
+ Internet Explorer (IE) and Netscape handle mime type detection in different
+ ways, and therefore will display the document differently. In particular,
+ IE sometimes relies on the file extension to determine the mime type. This
+ can happen when the server specifies a mime type of
+ <CODE>application/octet-stream</CODE> or <CODE>text/plain</CODE>.
+ (Unfortunately, this behavior makes it impossible to properly send plain
+ text in some situations unless the file extension is <CODE>txt</CODE>.)
+ There are more details available on IE's mime type detection behavior in an
+ <A HREF="http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/networking/moniker/overview/appendix_a.asp">MSDN
+ article</A>.
</P>
+
<P>
In order to make all browsers work correctly, you should assure
that Apache sends the correct mime type for the file. This is