Re: UUID message identifiers

Speaking for myself, not the WG:  UUIDs are indeed useful, but there are 
also logistical issues involved in their generation.  One can imagine e.g. 
small devices in which it would be inconvenient.  SOAP makes it easy to 
layer functions into headers.  Nothing in SOAP prevents very widespread 
adoption of a header used to carry such UUIDs.  Nothing prevents a broad 
range of SOAP applications from using and mandating support for that 
header.  By keeping SOAP modular, we somewhat lower the bar on 
implementation requirements.  Also, we allow applications to leverage ID 
schemes that may be more natural in a particular environment.   So, it's a 
tradeoff.

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Richard Monson-Haefel <Richard@Monson-Haefel.com>
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02/12/2002 09:36 AM
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It would be useful if SOAP messages were assigned a UUID when generated
by the initial sender. Has this been considered and if so, why has it
not been addressed in SOAP version 1.2 (draft 17)?

Thanks,

Richard

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