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Re: Issue 133: SOAP and Web Architecture: Draft sentences for HTTP bi nding preamble.

From: Jean-Jacques Moreau <moreau@crf.canon.fr>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:20:50 +0100
Message-ID: <3C73DAF2.797E3993@crf.canon.fr>
To: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
CC: Martin Gudgin <marting@develop.com>, Paul Prescod <paulp@ActiveState.com>, "Williams Stuart" <skw@hplb.hpl.hp.com>, xml-dist-app@w3.org 
I had thought the charter was quite close; see [1], section 4.2, 3rd paragraph:

     "The Working Group will look at various ways of deploying XML Protocol
     in a manner that is compatible with the existing Web infrastructure."

Jean-Jacques.

[1] http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/xmlp-reqs-06/


Mark Nottingham wrote:

> Sure, but that isn't the point; the point is that SOAP 1.2 doesn't
> offer a way to make idempotent requests in a way that is compatible
> with the Web architecture. The WG's HTTP binding is, at best,
> incomplete, *if* "compatibility with the Web architecture" is
> considered a requirement.
>
> Such a requirement isn't stated in the Requirements document or the
> Charter.
Received on Wednesday, 20 February 2002 12:22:12 GMT

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