Re: Additional 'namespace' attribute on content element?

[James M Snell]

Jan Algermissen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> on the NewsML list, an issue came up that due to they lack of a MIME type 
> for NewsML using NewsML as Atom content is somewhat problematic[1]; I think 
> this is the case with most of the more interesting XML applications out there.
> 
> Is there any chance to extend/revise Atom to allow an attribute on the 
> content 
> element that allows to specify the namespace of XML content given the MIME 
> type 
> is declared as application/xml or text/xml?
> 
> Actually, there is no posibility to do this as an Atom extension, is there?
> 

Of course this can be done as an extension. The bigger problem is that
NewsML doesn't have an XML Namespace to declare.  At least, I don't see
one in version 1.2

- James