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RE: SOAP and the Web

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• Subject: RE: SOAP and the Web
• From: Bill de hÓra <dehora@e...>
• Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 21:48:41 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John F Schlesinger [mailto:johns@s...] 
> 
> Paul said:
> "Actually, if I get time I will write an article on how XML 
> is a lousy envelope format (whatever its other virtues!)."
> 
> From where I sit the biggest problem with SOAP as an envelope 
> is that it isn't transparent. 

:) 

I state that problem somewhat differently. The/A problem with SOAP
envelopes is that their payloads are transparent, whereas they should be
opaque. Certainly no-one should have to parse a body payload to parse
the headers; the body doesn't belong in with the headers.

Bill de hÓra

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