Karl,


Of course, if one wants to send the source text of an XML document to
be interpreted as a plain text file, which as you say is a reasonable
thing to do, then one sends it as text/plain (with a charset parameter
if not ASCII).    This is really the transmission of a plain text
document, in function. I don't think the document disallows this.


Tim





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4.5.7. Media Types for XML

""" In general, a representation provider SHOULD NOT assign Internet  

media types beginning with "text/" to XML representations."""

Hmmmm.... I'm not sure. I understand. But for example if you want to  

display the source code of a XHTML file with text/plain, it's
perfectly  

valid and a useful case.</x-tad-smaller></fontfamily></excerpt>