Getting Ready to Develop
At this point, you’ve gotten your text editor ready and your device-emulator software installed and ready to go. You’re almost ready to begin creating your first WAP application.
However, first you must set some simple configurations on your PC. These configurations ensure that your test environment interprets wireless files correctly. Specifically, you’ll need to configure the MIME content types on your server.
What Is MIME?
MIME stands for multipurpose Internet mail extension. In the Web context, MIME is a piece of header information that comes with every file sent from a Web server to a browser. MIME is a specification for the format of data that can be sent over the Internet.
So, how does a Web browser know the ...
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