Re: [cobalt-users] Server Side Includes (Correction)

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

Oops.  Sent before I was done earlier.

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!

In theory that's great.  But unless you have a script that renames file
extensions on existing files to suit your needs *and* modifies those files to
update links to those same files (and not external links) it's easier said than
done.  Plus who wants to tell their hosting clients that they *have to* use
certain file extensions - especially if they keep a copy of the site on their pc
and their laptop and now have to make sure everything is updated in multiple
places.

> </RANT>
>
> Sorry, but I deal with this everyday and it makes me crazy!      :-/

I admit that standardization would be nice, but I don't really find it to be a
big deal.  If I want to name all of my files with an extension of .werby who
cares?  It's a 5 second update in srm.conf or httpd.conf and no further
intervention is required.

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Steven Werby {steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx}