[May 23, 2000] XMTP: XML SMTP and MIME representation, XML <-> MIME conversion. By Jonathan Borden; XMTP is part of the GroveLogic package.
"The eXtensible Mail Transport Protocol (XMTP) is a mapping of MIME/SMTP to XML. MIME is the lingua franca of the Web. Both the HTTP and SMTP protocols are MIME based. As XML gains in popularity it is useful to be able to represent MIME messages as XML documents. This mapping is straightforward and demonstrates handling of binary data in XML documents as BASE64 encodings. Using XMTP, SMTP messages can be transformed via XSLT into HTML pages for viewing. XMTP has been implemented in Java using SAX and in C++/COM using the IE5 DOM."
"Mapping the MIME format into XML allows the integration of MIME messages into XML systems. This mapping is straightforward: (1) The root element of the document is <MIME>. (2) XMTP uses the XML namespace xmlns:mime="http://www.grovelogic.com/xmtp" declared as <MIME xmlns:mime= "http://www.grovelogic.com/xmtp">. (3) Headers become elements. (4) Header parameters become attributes of the header element. (5) The body is represented by the element <BODY>. (6) Multipart MIME types are represented as <MIME> elements within the <Parts> element. (7) The Content-Type header defines the type of information contained in the body. The Content-Transfer-Encoding header defines the format (e.g. base64 or binary)."
Note also other XML projects from GroveLogic LLC: (1) XPository - The XPository system is an XML repository/interface engine which links data from medical sources such as DICOM and HL7 with MIME data over HTTP and SMTP. XPository integrates with relational and object databases. XPository uses facilities provided by the XMOP and XTRIME systems (2) XTRIME (eXtensible Transacted Internet Messaging Engine) - A pattern matching rule-based transactional engine for intelligent workflow, message routing and system integration.
References:
View the XML E-mail (XMTP) Board using XML/XSL [requires IE5]
XML MIME: Extensible Mail Transport Protocol" - cache version 2000-05-07
[1999] Description in 1999: eXtensible Mail Transport Protocol (XMTP) By Jonathan Borden. "The eXtensible Mail Transport Protocol (XMTP) is a mapping of MIME/SMTP to XML. MIME is the lingua franca of the Web. Both the HTTP and SMTP protocols are MIME based. As XML gains in popularity it is useful to be able to represent MIME messages as XML documents. This mapping is straightforward and demonstrates handling of binary data in XML documents as base64 encodings. . . Multiple transforms, some of which may include encryption etc, can be represented as encapsulated MIME messages, the order of transformation of which is required to be unambiguous. If you would like to test this, I have placed a demo at: mailto:test-xmtp@jabr.ne.mediaone.net." See also the DTD, [local archive copy]
Contact: Jonathan Borden
