naming htm vs. html

[DianaH]

Are there any pitfalls to naming files htm vs. html that I should know about
or is there really no difference.
Thanks.
Diana

 

[deacon]

Do a search in this forum for "Why.htm?" Lots of information about htm vs
html.

 

[Ronx]

The only difference is the spelling.
Your Home page, and any default pages in folders or subwebs, will, however,
need to have the extension specified by your host, some hosts allow both.

 

[P@tty Ayers]

Not really necessary - either is fine. Just choose one and stick with it.
Ron has a point about your index page, but I've never seen a host which
doesn't automatically support both .htm and .html.

 

[p c]

You can use either one, except for the default document you must use the
one supported by your ISP/web server.

The 3 letter extension was the limitation of DOS/Win3.x. I dont think
anyone worries about them now.

...PC

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

Many UNIX flavor servers require .html for the default pages.
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| You can use either one, except for the default document you must use the
| one supported by your ISP/web server.
|
| The 3 letter extension was the limitation of DOS/Win3.x. I dont think
| anyone worries about them now.
|
| ..PC
|
| DianaH wrote:
| > Are there any pitfalls to naming files htm vs. html that I should know
about
| > or is there really no difference.
| > Thanks.
| > Diana
| >
| >

 

[DianaH]

Thank you all for your responses.

Tom ... are you saying that the index.htm(l) is the only file that needs to
have the "l" added, otherwise, the rest would be ok?

Diana

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

If your host requires .html for the default page, then you would change it.
You'll need to ask them what they require.
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Tom "Pepper" Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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About FrontPage 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
How to ask a newsgroup question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
===
| Thank you all for your responses.
|
| Tom ... are you saying that the index.htm(l) is the only file that needs
to
| have the "l" added, otherwise, the rest would be ok?
|
| Diana
|
| | > Many UNIX flavor servers require .html for the default pages.
| > --
| > ===
| > Tom "Pepper" Willett
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > ---
| > About FrontPage 2003:
| > http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
| > How to ask a newsgroup question:
| > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| > ===
| > | > | You can use either one, except for the default document you must use
the
| > | one supported by your ISP/web server.
| > |
| > | The 3 letter extension was the limitation of DOS/Win3.x. I dont think
| > | anyone worries about them now.
| > |
| > | ..PC
| > |
| > | DianaH wrote:
| > | > Are there any pitfalls to naming files htm vs. html that I should
know
| > about
| > | > or is there really no difference.
| > | > Thanks.
| > | > Diana
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Generally, only the home (default) page would need the "L" added if required by the host.

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