Re[2]: mnot-03, Infoset & syntax in sect. 2

[Dave Pawson <davep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Saturday, December 27, 2003, 1:54:23 AM, you wrote:
MN> MTOM/MIFFY will not be a proprietary encoding, and therefore won't
MN> allow vendor lock-in. It's not the prettiest thing in the world, but
MN> then again it's a response to XML's inability to efficiently package
MN> binary data, something that I can very easily imagine Atom users 
MN> wanting to do.

When I open an XML file, I'm pretty sure it won't contain a virus.
If I'm opening a file containing binary data, can the same confidence be
stated?

+1 to XML. Call me closed minded if you like, its still a valid view.

regards DaveP