- From: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 20:28:21 -0400
- To: Paul Prescod <paul@prescod.net>
- Cc: xml-dist-app@w3.org
On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 02:36:10PM -0700, Paul Prescod wrote: > Henrik Frystyk Nielsen wrote: > > > >... > > > > Not to rain on your parade but I think it's stretching it to say that > > the only universally applicable application is and forever will be HTTP > > :) > > I don't think that's what he said. I interpreted it as: "If you try to > make a protocol that revolves around URIs, and you start with a specific > goal in mind but then start generalizing it, you will end up with GET, > PUT, POST, DELETE, just as HTTP has." That's pretty much it, though I'm not sure what you mean by "start with a specific goal in mind". I mean, once you decide that you're designing an application protocol that can accept any URI, then you've automatically committed yourself to being as general as possible. 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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