Re: [xml-dev] The year is 2027, and we need to examine archived XML docu

["bryan rasmussen" <rasmussen.bryan@gmail.com>]

Does the specific XML used in the financial institution make use of
external entities?


Cheers,
Bryan Rasmussen

On 9/9/07, Costello, Roger L. <costello@mitre.org> wrote:
> Ken North wrote:
>
> > One of the leading financial institutions in New York adopted XML
> about 7 years
> > ago because they need to archive stock and trading information for as
> long as
> > 20 years. They'd had problems with obsolete media and file formats,
> > such as WordPerfect 5.1.
>
> As always, very interesting information Ken.
>
> Suppose the year is 2027. XML stopped being used years earlier, in
> favor of another format. The financial institution wants to examine its
> data archives (XML documents) from 2007. What capabilities must the
> financial institution have to read the archives?
>
> I think the only capability that the financial institution will require
> is the ability to interpret Unicode or ASCII, correct? Having an XML
> parser will not be required, correct?
>
> /Roger
>
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