[WEB4LIB] Re: Which is appropriate .htm or .html?

[Janet Kaul]

> On Wed, 21 Apr 1999, jay wrote:
> 
> > Thanks to all who responded w/r/t my question on SHTML...
> > 
> > I've got another one: what are the rules governing the use of the
> > .htm/.html extensions in webpages? I've got an .html extension for the
> > main/index page on our website. The rest use .htm. This doesn't seem to
> > cause any problems or consternation with anyone. Does it really matter?
> 
> Actually it doesn't really matter.  The .htm extension is a legacy from
> the days of Web Servers running on Windows3.x machines.  Until Win95, 
> files could not have more than 3 letters for an extension thus .html was
> not possible if you were hosting your site on a Windows3.x (or even DOS)
> computer.
> 

Well, it doesn't matter as long as your web server recognizes both. :)

- Janet Kaul