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> > I have a few questions. If I use the "http:" scheme for > > a namespace name URI, does it not imply that I should be > > using the HyperText Transfer Protocol? Yes? Why or why not? > > The namespace is just a name. It's a URI not a URL. Do not > try and resolve it or fetch it. Search the net for 10 XML Namespaces Myths, > and all your questions will be answered. Except the question "why?". I still find it quite inexplicable that any sane XML standards committee could have recommended using names beginning with "http:" for things that were not accessible via HTTP, thus confusing vast numbers of people into this very misunderstanding. Mike Kay *************************************************************************** This is xml-dev, the mailing list for XML developers. To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@x...&BODY=unsubscribe%20xml-dev List archives are available at http://xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ ***************************************************************************
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