external parsed entites (was: A unique ID question ?)

[G. Ken Holman]

At 99/11/09 20:19 -0600, Len Bullard wrote:
>External parsed entities are a done deal for XML 1.0.
>But hey, just a version number, right?  We get to
>have this fight again. :-)
>
>If you and eliot truly think they are bogus and a
>screwup to use, sounds like an issue to me.

I, for one, hope external parsed entities *do not* go away.

While some people may use them incorrectly, why take them away when they 
can be used correctly?

I need them when I need to handle *one* XML file in *many* small manageable 
pieces ... I don't need them for re-use or for sharing, but they provide a 
useful convenience.

.......... Ken

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