Subj : XML
To   : Jan Vermeulen
From : andrew clarke
Date : Sun Jan 05 2003 03:21 am

Sat 2003-01-04 16:18, Jan Vermeulen (2:280/100) wrote to andrew clarke:

 >>> XML is good for local, not for global wide use.

 ac>> I don't know where you got that idea.

 >     I thought that in the context this would be a matter of course, but 
 > it appears I was mistaken.

I understood the context, but...

 > I should have said: 
 > "As_far_as_FidoNet_is_concerned, XML is good for local, not for global 
 > wide use."

You haven't said why.

 ac>> "XML was designed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to
 ac>> streamline data exchange across the Internet.

 >     W3C is not all of the internet. XML may be fine as it is but there 
 > is no single cure for all pains.

I don't think anyone is suggesting it is "the final solution".  But it is 
probably the best option for a "next step".

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