Re: Web Services Definition and XML

Hey,

> You've got it Mark.  At least side of the communication must be XML.  Very

MUST or SHOULD?

> common examples I can think of that have only one side:
[snip]
> - One way SOAP HTTP Messages returning only an HTTP status code.

Hmm, this seems arbitrary to me.  Are you suggesting that a one way
SOAP/HTTP message returning no body is a Web service, but one that
returns a PDF document isn't a Web service?  Or are you suggesting
something different about the reference architecture?

Just trying to drill down ...

MB
-- 
Mark Baker, Chief Science Officer, Planetfred, Inc.
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA.      mbaker@planetfred.com
http://www.markbaker.ca   http://www.planetfred.com

Received on Monday, 4 March 2002 21:59:34 UTC