- From: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
- Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:55:44 -0500
- To: www-tag@w3.org
Hi, I have a question regarding the "whenToUseGet" finding[1]. The general position of the finding seems to be summed up in section 1.3, the "Quick Checklist"; "Use GET if [...] The interaction is more like a question (i.e., it is a safe operation such as a query, read operation, or lookup)." However, in section 6, regarding Web services and WSDL, the following is found; "Section 3 WSDL 1.2 Bindings [WSDL] provides a binding to HTTP GET, which makes it possible to respect the principle of using GET for safe operations. However, to represent safety in a more straightforward manner, it should be a property of operations themselves, not just a feature of bindings." These statements seem inconsistent to me. The latter seems to be saying that it's ok to have a safe operation which isn't GET as long as it's marked as safe, while the former says that in general (modulo the described practical considerations), the only safe operation should be GET. Could the TAG please clarify this? Thanks! [1] http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/whenToUseGet.html Mark. -- Mark Baker. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. http://www.markbaker.ca
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