[thelist] XML as poor man's database?

[Ed McCarroll]

> I am attempting to wrestle the weblog to do what I want to in order
> to provide the basics (images of product, shopping cart, etc. etc.).

If you're planning on offering a shopping cart, then for security reasons
you want a professional solution.  I'd look for a host that offers a low-
cost e-commerce package.

A do-it-yourself XML/JavaScript/Weblog kludge is the last site I'd trust
with my credit card number.

Sorry to be a downer.

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Ed McCarroll                             http://www.ComSimplicity.com
(310) 838-4330                      PO Box 654, Culver City, CA 90232
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