I challenge the claim that "Other formats, such as XML and TIFF, permit embedding simply by virtue of flexibility: they do nothing to prevent file embedding. However, because these formats have no mechanism for distinguishing an embedded file from other types of data, tight agreement is still required between the sender and the receiver for interchange." Specifically, I think the statement that "these formats have no mechanism for distinguishing an embedded file from other types of data" is factually inaccurate when referring to XML. (I don't know about TIFF). This is exactly what NOTATION type attributes are designed to do. -- Elliotte Rusty Harold elharo@metalab.unc.edu XML in a Nutshell 3rd Edition Just Published! http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xian3/ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596007647/cafeaulaitA/ref=nosimReceived on Friday, 25 February 2005 13:18:02 GMT
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