- From: Hasse Haitto <haitto@synex.se>
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:18:42 +0100
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> wrote: ... >I think we should: >- make a decision as to what should be done when both PUBLIC and SYSTEM >are there [I can't recall detecting a consensus; did I just miss it?] As David, Paul, Steve, Kurt, and others, I would have PUBLIC take precedence over SYSTEM; only if the catalog lookup fails should one try the SYSTEM identifier. The PUBLIC identifier provides necessary indirection, and is essential for addressing portability. This is the approach we chose in Synex ViewPort (using the socat), and how e.g. Panorama works. Cheers, Hasse -- Synex Information AB Phone: +46 8 791 88 81 Stora Nygatan 20, 1tr Fax: +46 8 791 88 89 111 27 Stockholm Internet: haitto@synex.se Sweden WWW: http://www.synex.se
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