RE: [TBTF] proposed edits for incorporating conneg feature for HT TP binding

Marc, Chris,

+1 to the wording in quotes.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Ferris [mailto:chris.ferris@sun.com]
> 
> +1
> 
> I too would prefer if the para in 7.1 said something like:
> 
> "Implementations of this binding MUST support, at a minimum, the media 
> type "application/soap+xml" according to [12]  when transmitting SOAP 
> Requests or Responses. See [12]  for parameters defined by this media 
> type and their recommended usage."
> 
> I could also see adding a provision that REQUIRED the conneg
> feature be implemented if additional media types are supported.
>
> This would allow conformance as well as extensibility.

Personnally, I remain wary of exposing HTTP content negotiation as a
feature.

> Cheers,
> 
> Chris

Regards

Stuart
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> Marc Hadley wrote:
> 
> <snip/>
> >>
> > 
> > +1, mandating use of application/soap+xml as the only supported encoding

> > prevents use of, e.g SOAP+attachements, with this binding. I brought 
> > this up on the latest TBTF call. I would prefer a more flexible approach

> >  where other content types may also be used with the content negotiation

> > feature being used to reach agreement on a mutually supported encoding.
> > 
> > 
> > Pretty much every SOAP implementation supports attachments. If we go 
> > with the proposed formulation then an implementation that supports 
> > attachements cannot be said to conform to our binding, only perhaps to 
> > interoperate with it.
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Marc.

Received on Wednesday, 3 April 2002 10:30:04 UTC