Mime-Type Checker - Help
Help for the Mime-Type checker applet.
Media URL
The URL of the media for whose mime-type you wish to check. For URLs to servers other than this one (and why would you be wanting to check our server?), the applet must be trusted, otherwise it is unable to check anything.
Expected Mime-Type
The Mime-Type expected of this content. E.G.
.html-text/html.jpg-image/jpeg.mp3-audio/mpeg
A group of possible mime-types can be supplied by separating them with commas. E.G. JavaScript might be served as one of three types:
text/javascripttext/ecmascriptapplication/x-javascript
So that translates to:-
If no Mime-Type is provided, the applet will attempt to guess the mime-type from the filename of the URL. It is more robust to supply a content-type or types explicitly.
User-Agent string
By default, a Java based
HttpURLConnection provides a null User-Agent string.
Some servers will (sensibly) bar any connection that does not identify itself,
so occasionally it is necessary to provide a string for the User-Agent that will
make the server happy.
Do not act against a server's ROBOTS.TXT and conditions of use.
If the server prohibits access other than through a standard browser,
please do not use this applet to access it.
Test Mime-Type
Tests the resource at the end of the URL for its content type, and provides a report.
Report
The report text area will provide a report on the URL specified. The background color of the report will be set according to the statuses OK, warning or error.
OK
The resource was reachable, existed & matched the expected mime-type.
Warning
The resource was reachable, existed & and did not match the expected mime-type.
Error
The resource was not reachable, or did not exist. The mime-type check could not be done.
Sandbox
Sandoxed applet attempting to reach cross-domain.
Response code 404
Resource not found. Check the URL supplied & try it in a browser.
Response code 503
Needs User-Agent request header (usually).
With User-Agent header.
