- From: Jean-Jacques Moreau <moreau@crf.canon.fr>
- Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 11:48:56 +0100
- To: Oisin Hurley <ohurley@iona.com>
- CC: xml-dist-app@w3.org
Oisin Hurley wrote: > This piece of text could be rolled in as an introduction to 612: > > "The XML Protocol WG recognizes that a number of XML messaging > proposals use protocols other than HTTP, for example SMTP or BEEP. > Although the WG encourages individuals and organisations to develop > such bindings for XP, it will only provide a binding for HTTP > initially. > > The XP specification must provide a normative description of the default > binding of XP to HTTP. This binding, while normative, is not to be > exclusive. Any protocol binding to HTTP must respect the semantics of HTTP > and should demonstrate that it can co-exist with existing HTTP/1.0 and > HTTP/1.1 applications." > > comments? You are right, it does fit well. However, I am slightly worried of adding even more complexity to an already complex requirement (isn't DR 612 three paragraphs long already?). (Besides, isn't section 3 called "In-Scope Requirements", and aren't we talking about an "Out-of-Scope Requirement"?) Jean-Jacques.
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