Re: Requirements for reliable message delivery

> The Web is fundamentally designed for person-to-person communication,
> not program-to-program.

This is a common misconception.  It was designed for both.  It just
happens to be used primarily for human communication today.

>  It works OK for device-to-person as well
> (viewing/setting your home thermostat over the Web, for example), but
> only because there's a person in the loop to handle exceptions.

Have you been following the "Semantic Web"?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/2001/0501issue/0501berners-lee.html

MB
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Received on Friday, 14 December 2001 13:51:44 UTC