- From: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 10:13:22 -0400
- To: Marc Hadley <marc.hadley@sun.com>
- Cc: "'xml-dist-app@w3.org'" <xml-dist-app@w3.org>
Marc, I think my response to Stuart should answer your first question. On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 01:24:54PM +0100, Marc Hadley wrote: > All good questions. I don't think the MEP and web method feature (as > currently formulated) are particularly orthogonal. I wonder if a better > formulation might be to add an optional "safe" feature instead of the > existing web method feature such that the HTTP binding will use GET only > when the MEP is response and the "safe" feature is set ? While GET is safe, not all safe methods are GET. For example, HEAD is safe. I have to admit to being confused by the suggestions to derive the method. Why is that desirable? A developer has to know what methods are being invoked. How else can they get their job done? MB -- Mark Baker, CTO, Idokorro Mobile (formerly Planetfred) Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. distobj@acm.org http://www.markbaker.ca http://www.idokorro.com
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