[thelist] server problem
patrick
pms at stoutstreet.com
Wed Mar 31 09:04:33 CST 2004
Wild guess here -- what is the Content Type of the document in question?
You are usually better off using text/html to server XHTML, rather than
any mention of xml in the doc type.
This bogarts XHTML Strict/1.1, but the alternative is where you are now.
patrick sanders
http://www.stoutstreet.com
web sites that fit
Kerry Gray wrote:
>Hello
>
>I'm looking to learn why a particular server is having problem reading CSS
>with XHTML-transitional. I hope someone here can help.
>
>I have been mentoring a client in the building of her site. Everything
>progressed fine until she loaded the site on her host server yesterday and
>viewed the site with Mozilla.
>
>When testing on my server all was fine. Server is type:
>apache server 1.3.22 running Linux - v. 2.2.19 on Pentium X86 PC.
>
>Site developed in Dreamweaver MX (MacOS-10.3) using very simple CSS
>
>Problem server type: Mac using Webstar. versions unknown - only info was
>that Webstar is a couple of years old.
>
>The client called the ISP host (from Australia to Canada!) to be told that
>there was something wrong with the CSS and that XHTML wouldn't work for
>people using MacOS9.
>
>Extensive testing proved that there was nothing amiss with the CSS and
>viewing the same files on a different server with the same equipment was not
>problematic. However when we stripped out the XHTML document declaration and
>replaced with HTML 4.1 doc.dec. the problem was resolved.
>
>After 8 years in this business I am so dismayed that I still don't know
>enough and the bar keeps shifting before I can catch up.
>
>Please, could someone give me an answer (and any encouragement would be
>soothing).
>
>thanx. (love the site - so simple I nearly got lost)
>
>
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