Re: [cobalt-users] Server Side Includes

["Steven Werby" <steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick Béart <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 5:34 PM +0200 8/23/00, miquel piulats wrote:
> >Thanks.. 8-) It was...
> >
> >Any problem if I make:
> >
> >  AddHandler server-parsed .shtml .htm .html
> >  AddType    text/html     .shtml .htm .html
> >
> >on /etc/httpd/conf/srm.conf?
>
> <RANT>
> Why do people insist on perpetuating the stupid hack job that
> Microsoft has done to UNIX (and Mac) file extensions?  We've log ago
> passed the "8+3" era of DOS/Windows 3.1, and IMO it's time to move on.
> It's NOT "xxx.HTM". The correct file extension for HTML
> documents IS "HTML"!

You are aware that Unix filenames are case sensitive, aren't you?  So it's
".html" not ".HTML".  It does make a difference.

> Sure you can hack (append) the "srm.conf" file, but WHY do
> it? Just make sure that you create your file with the correct file
> extension.

I think you misunderstood the poster's concern.  I believe the poster wants to
parse files with .html and .htm extensions as SSI.  That way the poster won't be
forced to use a .shtm or .shtml extension for pages containing SSI.

> If you are handicapped by using a Windows-based computer,
> then you can adjust the file extensions once they are uploaded to the
> Cobalt server - a computer that understands CORRECT file naming!



> </RANT>
>
> Sorry, but I deal with this everyday and it makes me crazy!      :-/
>
>
>
> Patrick Beart
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Dan <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 12:44 PM
> >Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Server Side Includes
> >
> >  > > Page are named index.html, and I try changing name to index.shtm and no
> >  > > work.
> >  > >
> >>  > <!--#include virtual="start.htm" -->
> >>  >
> >>
> >  > Have you tried index.shtml?
> >>  ...snip...
> >  >
> >  > No .shtm
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