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Re: [xml-dev] Why does my browser treat the XML Schema document at a URL as an XML document?

On 10/09/2012 16:18, Rushforth, Peter wrote:
> No you're quite correct (although I don't know, is it really an SGML parser?),


Why would a an entity served with applocation/xml mine type be parsed 
with anSGML parser? (Not that web browsers have an SGML parser).


 > but I still will call that sleight of hand from a web POV.

It is XML being used for its original purpose. XML served from the 
server with a style specification and styled on the client. This is 
exactly the use for which XML was created, even if it is not the most 
common use of XML at present.

David

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