The URI in a namespace declaration is simply a name. It isn't required to point to anything, and you should never expect that the URI is resolvable. But quite often it does resolve -- typically to a metadata document, such as XSD, DTD, WSDL, etc.
Anne -----Original Message----- From: Ken Gross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 4:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: question on XML namespace names Is anyone on this listserv using namespace names to retrieve W3C .xsd or .dtd documents? To be more specific, if you are using fully qualified names for XML namespaces as the standard seems to recommend, what kind of object lives at the specified address: (A) nothing (B) html documentatation (C) W3C .xsd or .dtd document (D) other (please specify) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
