- From: Daniela Florescu <daniela.florescu@propel.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 17:42:19 -0700
- To: "'Mark Nottingham'" <mnot@akamai.com>, XML Distributed Applications List <xml-dist-app@w3.org>
I prefer the proposal B. Dana Flosrecu > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Nottingham [mailto:mnot@akamai.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 6:42 AM > To: XML Distributed Applications List > Subject: Proposals to address SOAPAction header > > > The W3C XML Protocol Working Group is attempting to address perceived > and reported problems with the "SOAPAction" mechanism in the HTTP > binding (see SOAP 1.1 Section 6.1.1 [1]). As part of this process, > the WG wishes to solicit comments and guidence on two proposals it > has generated, as below. > > Comments must go to xmlp-comments@w3.org by 2001-06-18, and should > address the proposals as they sit, and may optionally make general > comments on resolution of issues with SOAPAction. Those representing > the positions of particular groups or organisations are requested to > clearly identify themselves as such. The WG encourages additional > discussion on the xml-dist-app@w3.org mailing list. > > Neither of the following options precludes equivalent functionality > elsewhere. > > Proposal A: > Use of SOAPAction is discouraged. SOAPAction is an optional part of > XMLP, supported but not required. Services MAY require SOAPAction and > any software wishing to access those services MUST be able to send > it. > > Proposal B: > Use of SOAPAction is deprecated. Senders SHOULD NOT send SOAPAction. > Receivers MUST NOT accept or reject messages on the basis of the > presense, absence, or value of the SOAPAction header. > > Regards, > > Mark Nottingham > for the W3C XML Protocol Working Group > > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP/#_Toc478383528 > > > -- > Mark Nottingham, Research Scientist > Akamai Technologies (San Mateo, CA USA) >
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