Re: [Docutils-develop] Patch for .htaccess file

[engelbert g. <eng...@gm...>]

Karl has a point, that it is apache specfifc

but
for pages served by apache ... this is a betterment

all the best

On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 at 01:07, Karl O. Pinc <ko...@ka...> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:53:55 -0000 (UTC)
> Guenter Milde via Docutils-develop
> <doc...@li...> wrote:
>
> > Bug report #516 by Ulrich Müller notices that the "View document
> > source" links are served with the "personal" MIME type
> > "text/prs.fallenstein.rst"
> >
> > The following patch is intended to override this with the "unoffical
> > official" unregistered MIME type "text/x-rst":
> >
> > --- .htaccess (Revision 10160)
> > +++ .htaccess (Arbeitskopie)
> > @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
> > +# Enable directory index listings
> > +# ===============================
> >  Options Indexes
> >
> > +# MIME types
> > +# ==========
> > +# use "text/x-rst" instead of the personal/vanity entry
> > "text.prs.fallenstein.rst" +AddType text/x-rst .rst
> > +
> >  # Redirects
> >  # =========
> >
> > Would this be a good idea?
>
> I'm going to comment, even though abundently ignorant.
>
> Anything involving .htaccess is voodoo, and apache-specific
> action-at-a-distance voodoo at that.  When doing web-related
> sysadmin work I try to stay far away from .htaccess files.
>
> Please ignore this comment if you do not find it useful.
>
> Regards,
>
> Karl <ko...@ka...>
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