Re: Struts and XHTML strict doctype

From:
Lew <lew@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:51:44 -0500
Message-ID:
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John wrote:

Hi all,
I have to create a front-end for our new intrAnet application. Since
it's completely new I've chosen to use Struts.

This are the restriction given by our Company:

JDK 1.4.2


Java 1.4.2 already entered its End-of-Life process over a year ago, and will
be retired outright this summer - be aware.
<http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/index.jsp>

Besides, you miss out on all the lovely enhancements that came in with Java 5.

Even the not-current Java 5 is already three-plus years old. Even that is due
to enter End-of-Life this summer if Sun follows its standard process.

J2EE 1.4
Struts 1.1


The current version of Struts 1.x is 1.3. v1.1 is pretty far behind the front
edge.

Browser compatibility: IE 6 + eventually IE 7
Productive platform OS: Solaris 10

Does any of you know if there is some incompatibility choosing to
develop the JSPs with Struts 1.1 and declaring the pages with XHTML
Strict Doctype?


There should be no trouble whatsoever, other than Struts 1.1 being itself an
old version.

If there is some incompatibility or maybe risk, which doctype would be
the better one?


Your problem will not be DOCTYPE but more likely using obsolescent, possibly
unpatched versions of software. If you absolutely, positively must use Java
1.4.2, at least make sure you're patched through the latest version
sub-release to ensure you don't have security vulnerabilities. (Update 16 is
the current sub-release.)

<http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javase/security_adv/index.html>

Sun Microsystems will start by releasing a set of security updates
for the Java SE platform that include the following releases:
    * JDK and JRE 6 Update 3
    * JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 13
    * SDK and JRE 1.4.2_16


--
Lew

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