Re: [xml-dev] XML, routing

[Miles Sabin <miles@milessabin.com>]

Simon St.Laurent wrote,
> I don't think that there's much present danger of any form of XML
> routing driving down to the IP packet level.  (There is a long-term
> danger of having developers becoming so disconnected from that level
> that they find themselves relying on other tools.)

Actually I think that for many of developers that disconnect exists and 
is longstanding.

But I don't think it has any bearing on the viability of pushing XML 
down the stack in the way Kurt's report seemed to be suggesting 
(whether or not that was what Don _meant_ to say). There's too much 
exisiting infrastructure for that to be viable outside of relatively 
closed environments.

Like I said: look at IPv6, or look at multicast.

Cheers,


Miles