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Re: Apache Charset sniffer

• From: John Cowan <cowan@l...>
• To: XML Dev <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:20:47 -0400

Matthew Sergeant (EML) wrote:

> If I'm returning application/xml I shouldn't return a charset
> at all - that's up to the end application.

You *can* return a charset; if present, it is authoritative.
If absent, the information provided by the XML declaration is
authoritative.  Thus saith RFC 2376.

> Does returning a charset for application/xml do any harm?

If it lies, it's bad.

> Does it do any
> good?

Perhaps, but I doubt it.
 
> Matt.
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