Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact tomcat-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 27269 invoked from network); 21 Jul 1999 06:02:56 -0000 Received: from smtp2.mindspring.com (207.69.200.32) by apache.org with SMTP; 21 Jul 1999 06:02:56 -0000 Received: from mrbean (user-33qtahs.dialup.mindspring.com [199.174.170.60]) by smtp2.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id CAA25148 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 1999 02:02:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001c01bed33d$01e679a0$3caaaec7@daledude.com> Reply-To: "Dale Dude" From: "Dale Dude" To: References: <3794DCB6.D7A9872E@eng.sun.com> <3794E650.D038BB6A@algroup.co.uk> <3794EE1F.A98D643B@eng.sun.com> <19990720183708.B31037@usite.net> <37953417.A2485A91@eng.sun.com> <19990720225327.A649@usite.net> <01a101bed325$aa0975f0$35a602d8@ny.agency.com> <37953C49.F8929BEA@eng.sun.com> <19990720233346.A915@usite.net> <379545A3.80D0E89D@eng.sun.com> <19990721002330.C915@usite.net> Subject: Re: request for review: server/config discussion Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 00:50:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 ----- Original Message ----- From: Troy Poppe To: Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 11:23 PM Subject: Re: request for review: server/config discussion > On Tue, Jul 20, 1999 at 08:59:31PM -0700, James Todd wrote: > > > > if i understand this one, wouldn't an approach where by > > two (or more) dtd's exist, one specifying the config layout > > and the other containing more specific entity data (ie. ip > > address) coupled with the xml file would afford this flexibility? > > > > the "changeable" config elements could be factored out to > > pluggable "entity.dtd" files. > > Hrm, I'm going to have to think about this.... I'm not exactly > sure how that'd work... but it does sound feasible.... XML writing > XML.... we're pushing envelopes here gentlemen/ladies... > > - Troy What would the benefit of this be beyond the abilities already given by XML/DTD basics? Seems like extra work to me. ...dale