IE5.0 box model

options?

[gph]

I have valid XHTML 1.0 strict pages that render fine in Opera 6 Mozilla 1.0 and IE6. I thought I'd better check a cursor: hand hack so I deleted IE6 and installed IE5.0 (Win98)

Cursor is fine but it seems that I can't get IE5.0 out of quirks mode. All the boxes are improperly sized. Can IE5.0 render in strict mode? If not, what's the best method to get around this?

[victor]

You are not alone. Take a look at:

http://www.alistapart.com/stories/journey/index.html

For one site's solution to this.

[gph]

Thanks victor. I didn't know whether it could go into a strict mode, I know now it can't. I guess my options are to sniff it and leave the valid CSS intact or use a hack in the styles.

[gph]

Just thinking, how does IE5.5 handle strict doctypes?