Oh for sure. Definately. I didn't even attempt to "parse" the XML or do anything besides handle the most generic of tasks. I don't think its even valid to talk about CDATA or PRE elements or anything that requires knowledge of actual XML or XHTML. In this case the *only* thing it respects are the '<', '/' and '>' characters. It was one of those things a person writes when its 9pm, you're still at work and you've still got to pack for a trip tomorrow at 7am. An ugly scene all around.