Hi Scott,

 SL> "Legal" XML simply means that all tags are properly 
 SL> terminated, etc. and most good XML libraries support 
 SL> DTDs and/or Schemas which check the structure and data 
 SL> for compliance with user defined (ie. FTSC or *C 
 SL> issued) specs.  

As an XML illiterate here, if I read what you wrote above correctly, are
you suggesting that it may be possible to construct an XML Nodelist segment
"assembly" tool, using only source data files, XML
"definition" files and a "standard" XML processing
engine to interpret and action those definitions and data files? IE we dont
necessarily need a standalone utility, just each person wishing to work
with XML would just need the "engine" component (plus definition
files) for their particular OS? Would suchan environment be able to handle
all the functionality that Fidonet would require, or external code still
required?

If so, can you suggest such an engine for OS/2?......;-)


 SL> Given the availability of XML libraries, it probably 
 SL> won't be too out of the question for a dedicated XML 
 SL> Nodelist editor to be written somewhere along the line, 
 SL> rather than rely on generic XML editors.

Does XML include the capabilty to define this sort of operation (IE
creating and editor) within the definition files themselves?

Cheers.....................pk.

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