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Re: Address Book vocabulary...

• To: Todd Ditchendorf <todd@d...>
• Subject: Re: Address Book vocabulary...
• From: Micah Dubinko <micah@d...>
• Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 22:30:33 -0700
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
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There's hCard, a nice XHTML-based microformat:

http://developers.technorati.com/wiki/hCard

.micah

Todd Ditchendorf wrote:

> Can anyone direct me to an xml vocabulary that is designed to encode 
> address book-style, or human-directory information? I'm thinking of 
> designing an address book client app that will need to communicate 
> with several yet-to-be-determined external datasources. I figure if i 
> make the client communicate in a standard xml human-resource directory 
> format using soap or xml-rpc, i can just hide each datasource behind a 
> servlet that will communicate with the client.
>
> I'd like to use a standard vocab for the human directory information 
> if possible rather than my own. I know enough to realize that 
> designing an xml application for even something as simple-sounding as 
> address book info is best left to the experts. Plus maybe we can gain 
> some interoperability with other tools in the bargain.
>
> Looking for a vocab that will include the usual info... name, multiple 
> addresses, phones, emails, etc...
>
> THANKS!
>
> __
> Todd Ditchendorf, Web Developer
> Email: _todd@d...
> _Web  : _http://www.ditchnet.org_
> Cell: (205) 243-9318



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