Re: Use of XML as a basis for e-mail

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:31, Jacob Palme wrote:
> That is not XML. That is a hybride of XML and ABNF. The
> separation between localpart and domain address, and the
> separation between domain elements, is in your example
> based on ABNF specifications, not by XML.

It is not absolutely necessary for every structured element in an XML document 
to be broken down into XML sub-components. URIs, for example, are structured 
identifiers which are typically incorporated into XML in their literal form, 
rather than being broken into sub-structures.

As a side-note, mail-ng may offer an opportunity to bring email addresses 
under the URI aegis (rather than having their own special syntax), should 
that be considered beneficial. (I anticipate good reasons for doing so, but 
it's a little premature to be discussing such details.)

Regards,
TFBW