DS1
if-else in xslt
A relevant message will discuss the reasons for the
non-availability of an if-else construct in xslt.
DS2
permanent leases on domain names
A relevant message will discuss the desirability and/or
feasibility of allowing long-term guarantees on the use of domain names.
Discussion of mechanisms for allowing this are also relevant.
DS3
Google logo
A relevant message will discuss whether or not the Google
logo should appear on the w3c webpages
DS4
xpath namespace wildcards
http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20/#node-tests introduced namespace wildcards for
XPath. Relevant documents discuss if these namespace wildcards are useful.
DS5
patent policy open source
A relevant message will discuss the compatibility of the W3C's
patent policy with open source software.
DS6
derivation by restriction in xml schema
A relevant message should discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of the derivation by restriction inheritance mechanism
that is used in XML schema definitions.
DS7
Annotea installation
A relevant message will provide at least a tip on Annotea
installation
DS8
html vs. xhtml
A relevant message will compare the advantages/disadvantages
of the two standards.
DS9
XML schemas and thesauri
A relevant message will discuss the use of thesaurus in the
XML schemas.
DS10
file upload http
A relevant message will discuss methods of doing file uploads
using http.
DS11
language accept-header fails
A relevant message will argue about the usefulness of
language negotiation while pointing out that the current HTTP language
accept-header implementations fail.
DS12
Middleware compared to CGI and Perl combinations
A relevant message will discuss pros and/or cons of the
usage of middleware products such as Cold Fusion, vs. CGI+Perl
solutions
DS13
WAP 2.0 backwards compatibility
Messages should discuss backwards compatibility of WAP 2.0
DS14
privacy cookies
A relevant message will discuss privacy issues raised by the
use of cookies.
DS15
change chiper spec
A relevant message will discuss issues regarding the
usefulness of the 'change chiper spec' record type.
DS16
URL internationalization backwards compatibility
A relevant message will discuss methods of introducing URL
internationalization, including the user of non-ASCII characters sets,
and issues this raises with backwards compatibility with existing
software and standards. The abbreviation 'i18n' is frequently used in
the w3c mailing list instead of the full 'internationalization'.
DS17
Application layer API to IPsec
A relevant message should state the usefulness and/or feasibility of the
Application-layer API to IPsec.
DS18
problem with FTP
A relevant message will discuss some problems when the same
host is both a HTTP and a FTP server.
DS19
abbreviations and acronym expansion
A relevant message discusses methods used to expand acronyms
and issues people need to be aware of in this area.
DS20
Stipulative Ontologies
a relevant message will argue about the usefulness of
specifying a degree of stipulation over ontologies.
DS21
Signature portability
The relevant message should discuss the conflict resolution between
Signature and the C14 specification.
DS22
priorities in cascading order
A relevant message will discuss whether the reader or the
author should have higher priority of cascade in the cascading style.
DS23
stand-in colour while images load
A relevant message will discuss whether to give or not the
possibility to define a stand-in/background color while images are
loading
DS24
XML, HTML, SGML
A relevant message will discuss about the differences
between XML, HTML, SGML, and the importance of these differences.
DS25
hiding email addresses
A relevant message will discuss the issue of hiding email
addresses from address harvesters while allowing individual users to
see/use the link.
DS26
literals in Dublin Core
A relevant message will discuss the status of literal strings
as values in Dublin Core.
DS27
P3P English translation
Relevant messages will discuss the translation of the P3P
element definitions into plain English.
DS28
Smileys and language
With the increased use of emoticons in online communication, some people
express concerns that they simplify the language. The relevant message should
either express preference for the use of emoticons, for example as convenient
and fast means of expressing one's emotions, or present arguments
against their use. Messages about the readability and accessibility of
emoticons by various applications are non-relevant.
DS29
resource and URI
A relevant message will discuss whether a resource can
have only one URI.
DS30
wildcards with html-tidy/DOS
A relevant message will discuss the solution of problems
with wildcards in html-tidy/DOS
DS31
smileys and accessibility
A relevant message will discuss accessibility issues
concerning the use of smileys or emoticons
DS32
UTF-8 vs. UTF-16 in IETF protocols
A relevant message will show pros and/or cons of encoding
data in UTf-8 or UTF-16 for the Internet Engineering Task Force
protocols
DS33
plug-in patent
A relevant message will discuss the impact of plug-in
patent
DS34
expires vary header http
A relevant message will discuss the use of the Expires and
Vary HTTP header in relation to browser caching strategies.
DS35
identifier list for language declaration in HTML XHTML
A relevant message will discuss pros and cons of defining a
list of language identifiers for the language declaration tag in HTML or
XHTML
DS36
css structured layout
A relevant message will discuss the suitability of css for
doing structured layout of web pages.
DS37
xpointer anchor annotation
Relevant messages discuss if XPointer is a suitable means to attach
annotations to documents.
DS38
dynamically generated Web pages and user needs
A relevant message will discuss whether or not dynamically
generated web pages meet user needs more accurately.
DS39
Definition of human testability
A relevant message will discuss what is an appropriate
definition of human testability. Messages that discuss the success
criteria for testability are also relevant.
DS40
rational definition of identifier
A relevant message will discuss what is an appropriate
definition of identifier
DS41
flash accessibility
A relevant message will discuss advantages or disadvantages
of using Flash in websites that need to be accessible to the
disabled
DS42
accessibility and usability
A relevant message will discuss the relationship between
accessibility and usability of Web sites. Examples of specific Web
sites that are used to illustrate their relationships are also
relevant. Messages that discuss either accessibility or usability
issues are not relevant.
DS43
netscape standards comply
Relevant documents discuss if Netscape browsers comply with common standards
defined by W3C, e.g., HTML4 or CSS1.
DS44
Shared key authentication
A message should discuss the effects of the usage of shared secret
authentication in TLS.
DS45
configuring unknown tags
A relevant message will discuss fixing the bugs with the
configurable tags
DS46
Digital Content Rights Call for papers
Relevant messages discuss the call for papers for the
Digital Content Rights conference.
DS47
Skip navigation
A relevant message will discuss methods of skipping
information in a web page and their uses
DS48
Relationship cardinalities
a relevant message will discuss the relationship
cardinalities between roles in different choreographies.
DS49
Is XHTML more accessible than HTML
A relevant message will discuss whether or not XHTML is
more accessible than HTML.
DS50
xml and html interoperability
A relevant message will discuss the behaviors of HTML
documents in XML browsers, and XML documents in HTML browsers.
DS51
use animated gif
Relevant documents discuss if animated GIFs should be avoided or if it is ok
to use them. Relevant documents also discuss the pros and cons of using
alternatives like SVG.
DS52
insertBefore specification change
A relevant document will discuss the advantages or
disadvantages of altering the DOM specification for the insertBefore
function to match existing implementations
DS53
rendering broken xhtml
A relevant message will discuss whether a browser should
attempt to render an ill-formed xhtml page.
DS54
Webmail vulnerabilities
Relevant messages should discuss vulnerabilities in Webmail, and
concerns about using additional pragmas by the server.
DS55
Browser technology support incompatibility
A relevant message will offer possible solutions to the
problem of different browsers supporting different technologies (e.g.,
scripting languages), and show advantages/disadvantages of these
solutions
DS56
separate text only page and accessibility
A relevant message will discuss whether a separate text
only web page will increase or decrease accessibility. Messages
containing discussion about Amazon access page are relevant.
DS57
XPath 2.0 and strong typing
A relevant message will discuss the issue of strong typing
in XPath 2.0
DS58
URI as reference
A relevant Message discussed what a URI can be used to
identify.
DS59
Site-specific search engines
Find opinions and advice on which search engines organizations should use to
provide search facilities on their websites.
DS60
annotation central database
Relevant messages discuss if annotations should be stored in a
central repository or database, or not.