XHTML Validators

IE and NS dont seem to validate

[mastermind085]

hi
IE and NS dont seem to validate your XHTML document. That is, I can use an element that is not supported by the dtd (like the style element in xhtml basic 1.0) and still get away with it (ofcourse the browser interprets it correctly). In that case why mention a doctype in the first place.
But ofcourse, same is not the case with browsers like Amaya which acts as a validator also. Now does that mean that I need not worry about the dtd if I know the browser it will be viewed with.
Please clarify.
Thanx
Vasant

[Krapulator]

Makes all that work to validate properly seem like such a wasted effort doesnt it?

I image future browser versions will take a stricter approach to correct code - don't dispair :-)