[Gilbert Ramirez <gram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2004-01-04 at 07:15, Fulvio Risso wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> >
> > I'd propose to do it like I've seen in many WSP and HTTP headers :)
> >
> > <pdml version="0" creator="Ethereal/0.10.0 pdmlwriter/0">
> >
> > How about that?
> 
> I prefer something like:
> 
>   <pdml version="0" creator="Ethereal" dissectors="0.10.0">
> 
> For instance, the creator is useful for me, because the *syntax* of the PDML
> language does not change, but the content of the PDML file depends on the
> dissectors. Ethereal uses native dissectors, Analyzer uses XML-based ones
> (through NetPDL).

But the syntax *might* change. Maybe we decide to change how the
showname attribute looks (i.e., as created by ethereal). Until we get to
PDML version 1, we need a version number for the PDML produced by
ethereal. Maybe we just make use of "version", so if the Ethereal PDML
changes, it becomes "0.1". 

--gilbert