[Zope] Weird Netscape vs. Explorer problem...

Stephen Pitts smpitts@midsouth.rr.com
Sat, 11 Mar 2000 20:07:35 -0600


On Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 07:21:29PM -0500, Michael Oas wrote:
> Strange problem here - likely not related to Zope directly.  When our
> content guys edit the DTML through the Zope management interface in IE 5.x,
> the pages are properly displayed in IE 5.x (and assume 4.x).  However, in
> Netscape, some pages do not display properly.  After running the DTML though
> a code validator, the results indicate that the H/DTML is correctly
> formatted for IE/Netscape 3.x and above.  We're aware of the normal
> differences in table formatting, for example, between the different
> browsers.
> 
> However, viewing the pages in Netscape 4.x, the source has all the "<" and
> ">" replaced with question marks.  This has been tested in Windows 98/NT 4.x
> and Linux RH 6.1.
> 
> Now, I'm open to suggestions.  I am tempted to think this is a result of
> some encoding issue, or perhaps  IE 5.x's handling of extended characters
> but I'm at a loss.
> 
> This is likely some silly setting that we've overlooked but I thought I'd
> check here first.
> 

I've seen that behavior under Linux Netscape when viewing some sites.
The joke around Slashdot is that it shows that whoever made the site is
a Windows weenie. Can you provide some sample source?
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