Re: [xml-dev] MicroXPath proposal

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Christopher R. Maden <crism@maden.org> wrote:

> If we can enumerate a set of features and come up with a standard syntax
> for expressing those features, then there could be a means of
> negotiation in which one application says, “If you support these
> features, you can handle my content,” and another application can make a
> determination of whether it is adequate.

That's what the Content-Type: header was meant for.  If MicroXML ever
reaches standardization, a media type of "application/microxml" will
be appropriate.