Re: Comments on SOAP 1.2 Attachment Feature

Marc,

Marc Hadley wrote:
> On the editorial front I would like to recommend redressing the balance 
> between MIME and DIME by adding a reference to the SOAP with Attachments 
> note[1] rather than just MIME itself. I would also recommend that the 
> bibliography entries for WS-Attachments, WS-Security and SOAP with 
> Attachments be moved to a new section; "Non-normative References" in 
> line with approach taken for parts 1 and 2 of the spec.

I think that as a reference to the SOAP with Attachments note is a much 
asked thing, we should add it in the spec. I would be all the more 
inclined to do it if we create a new section "Non-normative References" 
as you suggest.

> On the technical front I wonder whether the spec should require/specify 
> support for at least the CID[3] referencing scheme, rather than punting 
> this completely to the packaging spec specification. This wouldn't 
> preclude a packaging spec introducing additional referencing schemes but 
> would provide at least a minimum of functionality common to all 
> packaging specs.

I don't think we should include a CID referencing scheme in the 
specification. I think the URI scheme used in a particular packaging 
spec depends both on the packaging mechanism used and on the goal or 
intent of the spec writer. I think that in some cases supporting a 
specific URI scheme might be an hindrance for some packaging specs.

Regards,

Hervé.