Re: TIP uses XML?

• From: Ken MacLeod <ken@bitsko.slc.ut.us>
• Date: 21 Apr 2000 10:15:49 -0500
• To: <xml-dist-app@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <x5og73v61m.fsf@bitsko.slc.ut.us>

"Eric Newcomer" <eric.newcomer@iona.com> writes:

> [Ken MacLeod writes:]
> > In looking at the protocol matrix, I don't see that TIP is an
> > XML-based protocol.  Did I miss something?

> TIP is not XML based, but is compatible with XML.  Its transaction
> ID is a URL and it's protocol commands are text based.

Gotcha.  I think it'd be good to seperate out protocols that are XML
based from those that are XML compatible (notably to include MIME
[HTTP, SMTP]), at least as a basis for discussion.

  -- Ken

Received on Friday, 21 April 2000 11:12:05 UTC