[thelist] HTML Dead?

[Rachell Coe]

Hi All!

I recently ran across this post at 
http://searchengineforums.com/bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=The+Rest+Of+The+Issues&number=29&DaysPrune=20&LastLogin=:
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I need some opinions on this one. I have just read that as of APRIL 10, 
2001 that HTML was declared DEAD...It is now part of XML. The W3 made it 
official that XHTML 1.0 is the official new standard, Should we now modify 
our webpages to the XHTML? I found a program called HTML KIT 
http://www.chami.com/html-kit/ it converts your pages to XHTML...If I am 
not mistaken XHTML is HTML are one of the same only the X is more proper in 
coding. NO caps <P> NO Good </P> <p> Good </p> Everything need </> Plus 
others..Do you think it is wise to transfer all the HTML pages to the XHTML 
now?
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I already implement everything but the Cascading Style Sheets, and will 
soon be doing that with new designs.  How worried should I be about past 
web sites that I'm still maintaining?  As far as I know, the latest browser 
versions still support font tags and such (Netscape 6 and IE 5).  How long 
before those are no longer recognized (for instance does IE 6 that is in 
testing support them)?

Your help will definitely be appreciated!

Thank you!

Rachell Coe
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