To:
"Hollenbeck, Scott" <shollenbeck@verisign.com>
Cc:
ietf-provreg@cafax.se
From:
Joe Abley <jabley@isc.org>
Date:
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 07:27:21 -0500
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Sender:
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Subject:
Re: <!DOCTYPE> declaration
On Tuesday, Dec 3, 2002, at 07:22 Canada/Eastern, Hollenbeck, Scott wrote: >> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml#sec-prolog-dtd >> >> "Definition: An XML document is valid if it has an associated >> document >> type declaration and if the document complies with the constraints >> expressed in it." > > The XML specs were written with DTD validation in mind, before XML > Schema > existed. XML Schema rewrites some of the earlier validation rules, > but the > intent of the <!DOCTYPE> element is still present in the way the > instance > document describes both the namespaces and the schema as part of the > first > element. Excellent, thanks for the clue. Joe