Seems to be a common problem. My email reader (NS 4.7x) doesn't correctly
determine the end of a URL that ends with '"/>' but does with '">'.
On the other hand, your suggestion of another space before the end
of the tag cures the netscape mailer's confusion. Hopefully
it will work on the robots as well. Seems like a good practice even
if it is technically not required.
<catalogRef xlink:title="DASILVA"
xlink:href=""http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.DASILVA/thredds.xml">http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/SOURCES/.DASILVA/thredds.xml"
/>
Benno
-- Dr. M. Benno Blumenthal address@hidden International Research Institute for climate prediction The Earth Institute at Columbia University Lamont Campus, Palisades NY 10964-8000 (845) 680-4450