RE: HTTP binding options

Roberto, I don't quite understand your suggestion below. Can you
elaborate?

--Jeff

> From: Roberto Chinnici
> > Sanjiva Weerawarana wrote:
> > The "HTTP binding table" at the post-meeting lunch came up
> > with the following possible options for the HTTP binding:
> >
> > option 1:
> >     drop HTTP binding completely
> >
> > option 2:
> >     define a POST binding only with the natural binding possible:
> >     input becomes POST body and output must be POST response
> >
> > option 3:
> >     define option 2 +
> >     define GET binding for operations with MEP=in-out and with no
> >     input body (i.e., GET goes to http:address URL) and the output
> >     must be the GET response
> 
> I think I'd prefer doing (3) with a slight change, i.e. that we also
> support the PUT/POST analog of "GET binding for operations with
> MEP=in-out and with no input body". This amounts to a "POST binding
for
> operations with MEP=in-out and with no output body". PUT would work as
> well, as long as there are no faults.

Received on Tuesday, 11 November 2003 20:06:06 UTC