> I'm wondering what everyone else thinks about this issue. When a
> server-side solution is used to dynamically modify XML content into HTML so
> existing browsers can render it appropriately, what happens to a browser
> that _can_ deal with the XML or XML + XSL? Or what happens to an
> intelligent spider that understands XML? As far as I can tell, right now
> nothing happens, they get HTML just like anyone else. But so much is lost
> and it nullifies much of the power of XML and the meta information it
> contains.
This should not really be a problem -- the link for the rendered HTML
will be different (it will point to a CGI or servlet, usually), while
there can be a direct link to the XML if someone wants to make it
available.
All the best,
David
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