Re: [apps-discuss] An XML RFC primer?

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Tue, 11 January 2011 00:36 UTC

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What are the non-standard namespace practices in 4287?  -Tim

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 4:33 PM, "Martin J. Dürst"
<duerst@it.aoyama.ac.jp> wrote:
> On 2011/01/11 5:23, Tim Bray wrote:
>>
>> RFC4287 (Atom) specifies a small XML language and has been quite
>> well-received.
>
> Yes. But please note that some special requirements on namespace
> declarations are highly non-standard and not recemmended for imitation.
>
>> Also see RFC3479 AKA BCP 70.  -Tim
>
> That one is indeed very well worth reading.
>
> Regards,    Martin.
>
>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Murray S. Kucherawy<msk@cloudmark.com>
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’ve got a project on the go that will result in a few different I-Ds for
>>> consideration, one of which contains a specification for a new XML-based
>>> reporting format.  Can someone suggest some RFCs that have done a good
>>> job
>>> of the same sort of thing in the past that I could use as a template for
>>> such work, or a BCP or similar?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -MSK
>>>
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