[dcc2] Multi file sends

[Jeremy Iverson]

Hello,

A few people have mentioned that they don't like the idea of using XML
to describe the files being sent during multi transfers, since that
means clients would then need to have an XML parser. I was wondering
if anybody had ideas for any other formats? I think it has to be
something more than just

FILE ID "FILE.EXT" "DESC" SIZE CRC 

as was suggested on another forum. That simple format doesn't allow
for extensibility (say, adding meta data about the file like
permissions, as Timo suggested).

I guess using a token system, similar to how negotiation is done,
would be one way of doing it. Any thoughts?

Cheers,

Jeremy