diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/plugin.xml b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/plugin.xml
index 5a233e055c1..9b82dea7ce5 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.core/plugin.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ Contributors:
 Anna Dushistova (MontaVista) - [227535] Avoid dependency on files.core
 David McKnight   (IBM)  - [189353] More file patterns should transfer in text mode by default
 -->
-<?eclipse version="3.0"?>
 <plugin>
 <!-- ================================================================= -->
 <!-- 		Define Remote File Types extension point                   -->
@@ -35,17 +34,14 @@ David McKnight   (IBM)  - [189353] More file patterns should transfer in text mo
   <remoteFileTypes extension="c" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="cc" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="class" type="binary"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="classpath" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="com" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="cpp" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="cvv" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="cvsignore" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="dll" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="doc" type="binary"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="ecore" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="emof" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="exe" type="binary"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="exsd" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="gif" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="h" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="hh" type="text"/>
@@ -55,12 +51,10 @@ David McKnight   (IBM)  - [189353] More file patterns should transfer in text mo
   <remoteFileTypes extension="index" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="ini" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="jar" type="binary"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="jardesc" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="java" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="jpage" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="jpeg" type="binary"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="jpg" type="binary"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="launch" type="text"/>
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="jpg" type="binary"/>  
   <remoteFileTypes extension="MF" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="mxsd" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="options" type="text"/>
@@ -68,19 +62,26 @@ David McKnight   (IBM)  - [189353] More file patterns should transfer in text mo
   <remoteFileTypes extension="png" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="ppt" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="prefs" type="text"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="product" type="text"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="project" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="properties" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="so" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="sh" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="tif" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="txt" type="text"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="xls" type="binary"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="xmi" type="binary"/>
-  <remoteFileTypes extension="xml" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="xsl" type="binary"/>
   <remoteFileTypes extension="zip" type="binary"/>
 
+  <!-- special handling for XML -->
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="classpath" type="binary"/>  
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="ecore" type="binary"/>
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="exsd" type="binary"/>
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="jardesc" type="binary"/>
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="launch" type="binary"/> 
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="product" type="binary"/>
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="project" type="binary"/>
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="xmi" type="binary"/>
+  <remoteFileTypes extension="xml" type="binary"/>
+  <!-- end of special handling for XML -->
 </extension>
 
 <!-- ================================================================= -->