The Value and Use of XML

[Rachel Foerster]

Title: RFA Custom

Now that we've gotten all of the VAN bashing and toilet-bowl humor and comments out of the way for a while (well, we did need a bit of comic relief, didn't we!) I would like to see the discussion on this list move away from X12 vs XML (or EDI vs XML) and VAN bashing to where can XML play a role, how can it do that, and of course, what's required for XML to deliver on all of the expectations. As I've said, XML still has a lot of maturing to do in order to be fully functional and robust for industrial prime-time use. These are the issues that we could be focusing on.   Rachel   Rachel Foerster Principal Rachel Foerster & Associates Professionals in EDI & Electronic Commerce 39432 North Avenue Beach Park, IL 60099-3602 Voice: 847-872-8070 Fax: 847-872-6860 http://www.rfa-edi.com