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In the html we always use <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="???"></script> (the ECMA stuff confuses some browsers) but on the HTTP side what are you meant to use as the Content-Type?

By instinct this would also be text/javascript, but Apache uses application/javascript and Amazon uses application/x-javascript.

Some firewall admins block any MIME types matching application/*; but which MIME type are you meant to use from a webmaster perspective? What is the "right" thing to do.

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  • You're missing a closing ".
    – Hello71
    Commented Jul 20, 2010 at 20:17
  • @Hello71 Good observation no wonder W3 Validation always complains at my mark-up ;-)
    – Metalshark
    Commented Jul 20, 2010 at 20:19

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The correct Content-Type is application/javascript

See: What is the Javascript MIME Type? on Stack Overflow

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  • application/javascript it is - with text/javascript in the mark-up sigh
    – Metalshark
    Commented Jul 20, 2010 at 20:45
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This page has a list of what's accepted by which browser, for example:

text/javascript
Opera 7.54+
IE 5+
Firefox 1.0.7+
Safari 2.0.3+
iCab 3 Beta 394
Camino 2006021400

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