- From: Dylan Barrell <dbarrell@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 08:58:58 PDT
- To: dbarrell@hotmail.com, lawrence@agranat.com
- Cc: http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
>>>>>> "SL" == "Scott Lawrence" <lawrence@agranat.com> writes: >>>>>> "DB" == "Dylan Barrell" <dbarrell@hotmail.com> writes: > >DB> If we beleive that standards are a good thing (and I certainly >DB> hope we do) then we should also believe in standards which will >DB> standardise the interoperability of HTTP daemons and >DB> applications. It will benefit the industry. > SL> Perhaps so, but it really isn't part of the protocol between servers SL> and clients. That depends on how you define the server. If the server constitutes all the pieces which integrate with the daemon then this does form part of the protocol. SL> There are organizations that focus on API definitions; SL> POSIX being the best example that comes to mind. These organisations are not active in this arena. IETF and W3C have the power and the momentum to standardise here and should utilise it to best effect. > >DB> Ultimately I would like to see the interface between daemons and >DB> applications standardised [...] > SL> HTTP servers operate in a wide variety of environments; some are SL> the sort of daemons you refer too, others are tightly integrated SL> into database products, specialized applications, or special purpose SL> hardware such as printers, routers, and coffepots. SL> SL> Getting the protocol agreed upon is quite difficult enough... I agree that the protocol is difficult enough but I also think that some simple statement of the form of "All header information must be made available to all executable elements on the server side" with acceptable definitions for the terminology would suffice for this body. Let the other bodies worry about the way these elements are made available to the various elements be they CORBA objects, JavaBeans, Perl scripts, DLLs or anything else. Cheers Dylan --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------
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