dns media type registration tree

Keith Moore moore at cs.utk.edu
Tue Mar 2 18:19:58 CET 2004


> > > It's not multi-layer; the URI and the media type remain the only
> > > dispatch points for requests.  They're just dispatching a very generic
> > > application.
> > 
> > and you don't think there is ever a need for further dispatching at the XML
> > level? in other words, all XML documents are going to the same application?
> 
> Almost; the URI becomes the sole dispatch point. 

only if all documents are XML.  Personally I think XML is a passing fad :)

(well, not really.  but I don't see envision data formats migrating to XML,
or at least I think it would be a really Bad Idea for that to happen.)




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