XML data format change

[admin]

Following consultation with our users, we have decided to alter the format of the xml backup files with immediate effect.

Previously data was stored as <atttributeName>value</attributeName> which is problematic for attribute names that are not valid xml element names and has bandwidth and space considerations for users cramming a lot of data into attribute names.

The new data format stores data as;

<a><n>attributeName</n><v>value</v></a>

This has the benefit of well formed xml element names and less overhead for long attribute names. We have reduced the element names to a single character to further reduce space.

The new format is live as of midnight on Saturday July 18th.

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