It might not be necessary anymore, but you need it for older Netscapes.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/tn4150.html
-Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tobias Reif [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 2:43 AM
> To: 'Docbook-Apps'
> Cc: Robert Koberg
>
> Robert Koberg wrote:
> > If going to HTML you will need <object><embed/></object>
>
> Just FYI: I couldn't find any HTML ot XHTML DTD or spec at w3.org which
> features an element named "embed".
>
> Tobi
>
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