- From: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 21:20:24 -0500
- To: David Orchard <dorchard@bea.com>
- Cc: xml-dist-app@w3.org
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 02:00:02PM -0800, David Orchard wrote: > Interesting. I think we might have a disagreement about the scope of > representations. I assert that in ALL cases of messages using the HTTP > binding, a representation is transferred. Not just for the WebMethod > feature wrt SOAP. In the case of a "non-RESTful" SOAP usage, such as the > classic getStockQuote inside a POST, there is still a representation being > transferred. There is on the response, but not on the request, because the request body is a message, not a representation. Ok, one last try. 8-) "3" is a representation. If I POST it to some URI, it is a request for that identified resource to accept the number three for processing. That's all. A successful response means it was accepted and processed. "add(3)" is a message. If I POST it to some URI, it is a request for the number 3 to be added to whatever value is already there. A successful response means the number was added. I don't think we need to agree on the implications of this difference, in order to agree that there is a difference. MB -- Mark Baker. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. http://www.markbaker.ca Web architecture consulting, technical reports, evaluation & analysis
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