[IRCServices] cheers. ideas.

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XML is a good idea, since then people have the option of having text files or databases and since it would allow for a
lot of extra functionality. I volunteer for the test program... tell me whenever you want it tested.

Imran Ali Rashid

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Kempe" <andrewk at icon.co.za>
To: <ircservices at Snow.shadowfire.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCServices] cheers. ideas.


> This is the ideal situation...
>
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>
> On this note, I've considered moving the databases to a text based format
> using XML. Because the databases are pretty much "read-only" (all changes
> HAVE to be made via Services itself) this would allow for a pretty wide
> range of applications to use them.
>
> I'm busy writing a test program that I'm going to want as many people to
> test as possible to ensure that the XML lib that I'm using is going to work
> everywhere. This is because the current database format will be replaced by
> the new one.
>
> Are there any thoughts or concerns on using XML/text to store the
> information?
>
> Andrew



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