  [off topic] Re: browser versions  From: <ptorr@vantsys.com.au>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 11:31:03 +1000 To: www-html@w3.org
Message-ID: <4A2566FA.0008D8C1.00@melext.vantsys.com.au>   Sorry
for the rant - skip straight to the bottom if you like.  Inanis
Brooke wrote: >Yes, compatibility with as many browsers as
possible is a MUST for a >corporate web site, simply because if
the corporation cannot meet the >for information from the site
(which can be hampered by sites requiring >latest browsers) then
the company may suffer.  It is shocking to see that many
companies use all the latest non-standard features with
absolutely no backward compatibility. But I don't think it is
their fault - it is the fault of the design companies that build
the sites. You can't expect a company that contracts out its
website to another company to know what is and what is not good
design. As long as it looks good on the CEOs Windows 95 PC,
they'll accept it.  For instance, http://www.fluid.com.au/ is an
internet design company whose h