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It is two uses and that is a good point to remember with regards to the form, fit and function. Then the question would be, should one create an XML compression a la WML (language specific) or a meta-compression for XML given that as was stated many times in the past, zipping, modem compression etc are all there available as functions for that form? IOW, how good is the fit? Interesting RFC. they also find they have to cope with mixed models by altering the structure (the text tag). "March 2001" The aliens haven't been here long enough to figure out if they truly are alien or just from New Jersey. Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: Miles Sabin [mailto:MSabin@i...] Len Bullard wrote, > SGML wasn't used for protocols, so maybe this is a new wrinkle, > but I suggest it is more related to archival so in that sense, > the same advantages: recoverability and reusability. Granted, but archival isn't the primary purpose of a protocol payload. Archival _might_ be desirable for a protocol payload, in which case I agree, Text is Good (it allows you to tail -f a nameserver query log, for example). We've got two different roles here, and it doesn't seem unreasonable for that to entail two different views. Supporting an XML text based archival view of protocol messages would be a lot easier if protocol designers could help themselves to a useable binary XML encoding. > Ever since the SGML binary discussions (circa 93?), this idea > comes up at least biannually. It is like aliens: if they are > here, where are they? ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3072.txt
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