[Info-vax] proper file format, attributes for non-binary files served by a web server

[Bob Koehler]

In article <jfem35$ge0$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
> I have several files (.txt, .html, .htmlx) from various sources which
> are served by the OSU server.  At least as far as I can tell, all seem
> to work.  Does that mean that they should work with any
> standard-conforming browser?  What about with a different web server on 
> VMS?  Is there such a thing as a preferred/recommended format for .txt 
> files or html files on VMS?

   A web serve on VMS should read the files in whatever format they
   are stored using RMS, so that it gets the data and never the
   metadata. 

   It should then forward the data to the web browser using whatever
   technique the web standard specifies.