Re: binary

[Joseph Kesselman]

> Is there a way to embeded binary data inside an XML document without using
> reference entity? Thanks

Briefly: No. See the XML spec; not all binary bytes are legal XML characters.

Longer answer: Encode the binary as something which _IS_ legal XML, such as Base64, and design your application so it understands how to decode it before using it.

> This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and
> is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is
> addressed.

General point: Using footers of this sort on messages sent to a mailing list may weaken your ability to defend them in court. You should probably be more selective about when and where this boilerplate is attached to your messages. (I'm not a lawyer, I've just heard of a few cases where someone successfully challenged the claim that something was confidential by showing that the company was claiming that _EVERYTHING_ was confidential, including a blank sheet of paper.)

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Joe Kesselman / IBM Research