Internet Explorer 4.x and 5 Do Not Support Content-Base Headers (224579)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for UNIX on Sun Solaris
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for UNIX on HPUX
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for UNIX on HPUX
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for UNIX on Sun Solaris

This article was previously published under Q224579

SUMMARY

Microsoft Internet Explorer does not support Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) version 1.1 Content-Base headers.

MORE INFORMATION

Request For Comment (RFC) number 2068 regarding version 1.1 of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol refers to, but does not require support for Content-Base headers:
14.11 Content-Base

   The Content-Base entity-header field may be used to specify the base
   URI for resolving relative URLs within the entity. This header field
   is described as Base in RFC 1808, which is expected to be revised.

          Content-Base      = "Content-Base" ":" absoluteURI

   If no Content-Base field is present, the base URI of an entity is
   defined either by its Content-Location (if that Content-Location URI
   is an absolute URI) or the URI used to initiate the request, in that
   order of precedence. Note, however, that the base URI of the contents
   within the entity-body may be redefined within that entity-body.
				
Note that Netscape Navigator and other third-party Web browser programs do not support Content-Base headers. The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/5/2003
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