Re: broken links in "RiscOS info" page / Mimemap

On 29 Dec 2013 Jim Nagel <netsurf@abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:

> Peter Young wrote on 29 Dec:

>> On 29 Dec 2013 Jim Nagel <netsurf@abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:

>>> Two links in http://netsurf-browser.org/documentation/roinfo are
>>> broken:

>>> - The one for "Acorn URI" points to http://sudden.recoil.org -- that
>>> domain is no longer active.

>>> - The one for "Mimemap datafile" tries to fetch
>>> http://www.beebware.com/software/mappings/[object%20Location] -- dunno
>>> where the strange bit in square brackets comes from or what it means,
>>> but the attempt to load goes on forever and produces nothing.

>>> There may be others.

>>> Same behaviour from both Netsurf r1391 and the latest r1552.

>> FWIW Windows Firefox gives the same "Can't find" error for the first
>> URL, but the second one loads, via MPro and UniLaunch, the bit before
>> the square brackets, from which the MimeMap file can be found.

>> So it looks as if NetSurf might be able to solve the second one, if
>> someone would like to report the bug, for such it would seem to be.

> I tried deleting the squarebracked bit, but it immediately reappeared.
> What does it mean anyway?

> And, is this Mimemap file up to date anyway? Could well be that the
> one I have (from timil, Tim Hill) is more comprehensive.

I'm sure that last sentence is true!

With best wishes,

Peter.

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