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RE: Word 2003 schemas available

• To: "'Murali Mani'" <mani@C...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Word 2003 schemas available
• From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@n...>
• Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:15:35 -0000
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• Reply-to: <michael.h.kay@n...>

> 
> What is advantage of XML format for Word? - i guess space for 
> storing, sending. For example, a "hello world" document 
> requires 19+ kB in word.

No, space has nothing to do with it. The benefit is that it becomes a
feasible proposition to extract the information in the document in ways
that don't depend on the availability of Microsoft software.
> 
> also, I think lot of people are familar with security 
> loopholes in XML using processing instructions etc... what 
> kind of security loop holes need to be fixed?? 

There are no security loopholes in XML, only in the software that you
use to process it.

Michael Kay

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