- From: Geoffrey M. Clemm <gclemm@tantalum.atria.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 12:07:29 -0500
- To: francis@appoint.net
- Cc: w3c-dist-auth@w3.org
Given that WebDAV already makes significant use of XML, I would propose that using XML as the compound document format should be the default choice unless proven deficient for that purpose. I realize that everyone has their favorite alternative to XML (and MIME certainly has its advantages), but it's rather late in the game to switch from XML to MIME, and depending on both XML *and* some other structured document format (such as MIME) is a complexity I'd prefer to avoid if at all possible. John did have one smiley at the end of his second message, so if the proposal to consider MIME was just a joke, as they say on SNL, "nevermind" (:-). Cheers, Geoff From: John Stracke <francis@appoint.net> "Slein, Judith A" wrote: > Just agreeing on what a compound document is could be challenging. I was > recently involved in discussions where the following were just some of the > characteristics proposed: I believe that these can all be handled by MIME. ... Now, it may be a good idea for someone to form a WG on how to use MIME and DAV for compound documents. But they shouldn't need to create any new mechanisms; they're all there. I think. :-) -- Geoffrey M. Clemm Chief Engineer, Configuration Management Business Unit Rational Software Corporation (781) 676-2684 geoffrey.clemm@rational.com http://www.rational.com
Received on Wednesday, 13 January 1999 12:08:34 UTC