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   Re: [xml-dev] file extensions best practice

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christian Nentwich [mailto:christian@systemwire.com] 
> The cons (?):
> 
> - The files are not recognisable as XML files anymore and the standard
> XML editors won't list them
> - Web servers won't generate the correct headers unless reconfigured
> - The space for 3 digit file prefixes is small, and ours would look
> like .x?? which make sthe space even smaller
> 
> Is there anything I'm missing? What are people's opinions on this?

What about appending the file type to the filename, and keep the
xml extension:

blabla1_book.xml
blabla2_book.xml

or   book_blabla1.xml
     book_blabla2.xml 
?


Adrian Maier




 

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