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Re: Why XML is perferable

2001-02-24 11:20:03
At 08:16 24/02/2001 -0800, Sean Finn wrote:
Even if a "local"/file URL is specified, how can this compound
document get distributed via Email ... mailers vary greatly in
how they deal with attachments.

MHTML specification, RFC 2557.
The only (AFAIK) compound document format within our repertoire.
If we accept HTML or any other format with natural embedded references (and don't outlaw their use), RFC 2557 is the least bad alternative I know.

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