>  the same concerns are for other types of config files, and at least if you
>use XML you have various standard tools that are better tested than special
>purpose parser you would have to write for other type of file.
>
>  even if standard parser blows up the worst situation is that you would
>have to fix it or write your own parser. so the worst case scenario in case
>of using XML is the bext case scenario when using some proprietary config
>file...

excellent commentary.

--p

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