[Mongrel] [SURVEY] MIME types questions for Mongrel 1.0 RC1

[Wayne E. Seguin]

On Dec 06, 2006, at 17:19 , Zed A. Shaw wrote:
> 1) Should Mongrel support a larger set of default mime types?

Absolutely.

> 2) What should those defaults be?  Post a YAML file somewhere so I  
> can compare the various answers.

After reading through the previous posts from last night,
My list matches Ezra's at http://pastie.caboo.se/26234

> 3) What should be the default mime type if a file doesn't match?

application/octet-stream

> 3a) Where do you get this default?

Default for Lighttpd

> 4) Would anyone object to Mongrel moving the default mime type list  
> into a YAML file in the source tree that it loads?  **You'd still  
> be able to override like normal.**

Sounds like a great idea, this also would allow for people to  
override the defaults for an entire server (shared hosting  
environments).

> 5) If your favorite web server does it a particular way, do you  
> actually think this is the real standard or just what that web  
> server does?

Apache is pretty much the best "standard" to follow in this area I  
believe.

> 5a) Do you think this default could be improved on depending on the  
> situation?  Think development vs. production deployments.

This would be useful in my opinion.

	~Wayne