DR>> I think before we all go off on different tangents that we should
 DR>> develop our structure first. How do we want to put together an
 DR>> xml nodelist. I prefer to start from scratch and build something
 DR>> and then have tools to create a compatible SLF nodelist.

 JS> Sure, but it doesn't hurt to do some implementation tests along the
 JS> way,

I agree. That is what I've been doing.

 JS> since that's a good way of getting feedback on what works in the real
 JS> world and what doesn't. Otherwise we might end up with "hmm, why didn't
 JS> we think of this when we designed the format?" when we start doing the
 JS> actual coding.

I agree!

 DR>> What are your thoughts on this?

 JS> Is there a proposal available somewhere to look at?

None. We need to develop one.

 JS> I've made a testing (proof of concept) XML nodelist but it definately
 JS> needs more thought (it doesn't even have ip info yet).
 JShttp://voyager.datapartner.se/xml/

And have you seen mine? Only for our net but also includes parts of the
other structure:

http://harborwebs.com:8080/Net379/v0.0.5.NET379.XML


With best regards, Dale Ross.  E-mail: Dale.Ross{at}p1.f1.n379.z1.fidonet.org

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