Re: [dnsext] draft-mohan-dns-query-xml-00.txt

Patrik Fältström <paf@cisco.com> Fri, 30 September 2011 07:12 UTC

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On 30 sep 2011, at 00:21, Jakob Schlyter wrote:

> I would prefer a RESTful API where the response data format is dependent on the HTTP accept headers. Using such an API, one could receive various formats, e.g., XML, JSON or plain old DNS wire format. A DNS client in Javascript would probably like JSON, a libresolv-like DNS library would like wire format and someone else (although I fail to see who) might prefer XML.

+10000000

My claim/feelings/religious view is that JSON is so much better than XML when coming to the kind of usage we talk about.

So if _one_ format is to be used, please choose JSON and not XML.

   Patrik

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