RE: text/xml for SOAP (and XP) considered harmful

SVG (Structured Vector Graphics) is also text - because it is XML - but it
is an 'image' from the point of view of the 'usage' of the data.

I bring it up, because in RFC 1945 (HTTP) there is a discussion of
'message/http':

http://andrew2.andrew.cmu.edu/rfc/rfc1945.html#page-55

Perhaps Henrik could help us out here.

mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mullins, Chalon [mailto:Chalon.Mullins@schwab.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 9:42 AM
> To: 'Mike Dierken'; 'xml-dist-app@w3.org'
> Subject: RE: text/xml for SOAP (and XP) considered harmful
> 
> 
> For my money -- the key point is that it is text.  The need to find
> solutions such as attachments for handling binary indicates 
> this.  So I
> would stay with 'text/xml'.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Dierken [mailto:mike@DataChannel.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 2:25 PM
> To: 'xml-dist-app@w3.org'
> Subject: RE: text/xml for SOAP (and XP) considered harmful
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Currently SOAP uses 'text/xml'. Some people say it should be
> application/xml. Extra info like 'text/soap+xml' has been proposed.
> 
> What is the final thoughts? 
> 
> Has anyone thought about using 'message/soap+xml' rather than 
> 'text' or
> 'application'? 
>