- From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:03:26 -0400
- To: james.anderson@setf.de
- CC: xml-editor@w3.org, xml-dev@lists.xml.org
james anderson wrote: > During conformance tests I observed that numerous test cases include > system identifiers which are not valid URI references. Yet the documents > are categorized as valid. The recommendation sets constraints on syntax > and interpretation of those references which _are_ URI references, but > this reader could find no stipulation, that those system literals which > _are not_ valid URI references are thereby in error. They are not in error. Section 4.2.2 as amended by erratum E4 makes it clear that the XML processor is obliged to %-escape any characters in a system identifier that are not URI-legal. -- There is / one art || John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com> no more / no less || http://www.reutershealth.com to do / all things || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan with art- / lessness \\ -- Piet Hein
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