>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Welch <ajwelch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:


    Andrew> I'm not sure it is true.  If a DTD is specified in the xml
    Andrew> the parser *must* attempt to read it to ensure any
    Andrew> defaulted values are present in the XML, regardless of
    Andrew> configuration.

Not so. From the XML standard:

"Non-validating processors are REQUIRED to check only the document
entity, including the entire internal DTD subset, for
well-formedness." 
-- 
Colin Paul Adams
Preston Lancashire