XSV - xmlns errors

We are still happily using XSV to validate potention OAI repositories
against the OAI protocol specification.  We have one recurring problem
with XSV: it tries to open and parse xmlns attribute values.

It is my understanding that xmlns=foo is just a namespace.  It does not
have to be a URL, it does not have to
be locatable.   A repository I am currently looking at has an info.pdf
as its namespace!  That is legal, but XSV
tries to fetch it and parse it as XML.

I do not believe you should be checking the xmlns attribute values.

Sincerely, Donna Bergmark