On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:06:30 -0400 "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjrat_private> wrote: > Darren Reed wrote: > >The point of XML (here) isn't nesting, as such, but creating data > >that can be 'self describing' as well as being part of a bandwagon > >that a lot of people are already on... > > _English_ is self-describing, too!! ;) We just call it a "glossary" > instead of a DTD. ;) well, yes. i think Darren's point is that whether we like XML or not (i'm no fan, myself), it's become expected in the community, so we're kind of stuck with it. if you propose something like this and don't use XML, the first question you're going to get will invariably be "why didn't you use XML?" richard -- Richard Welty rweltyat_private Averill Park Networking 518-573-7592 Unix, Linux, IP Network Engineering, Security _______________________________________________ LogAnalysis mailing list LogAnalysisat_private https://lists.shmoo.com/mailman/listinfo/loganalysis
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