Re: [DotGNU]Propoganda starts at home...

[Jeremy Petzold]

Myrddian wrote:

> On Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 11:23:45PM -0400, Mason Ham wrote:
>
> > There is an apache soap impl donated by ibm .... problem is the code was
> > written very hastily and so is tied to tightly together to make it "use"
> > full unless you that the whole thing (servers and all :-( I have actually
> > been thinking about making a whole new "abstract" implementation for it ...
> > ie one that is modular like the xerces stuff. Till then, I have looked am
> > many different home grown ones, and they all either fall short on the client
> > or server side (client side marshalling or server side servers). Sorry, not
> > trying to be a downer. The upside is that to "get" prototypes done the
> > apache one is available :-)
>
> It's kind of a problem that we could not start using SOAP, considering that is
> what was originally thought to be used.
>
> How about XML-RPC, I think SOAP is built on top XML-RPC, any how?
> ANy body better ideas or something? 
yeah that was mentioned earlier to use plain old XML-RPC,  is that going 
to be easy though? I mean if it was why would MS go and create a new 
layer on top?
what functionality does SOAP offer that regular XML-RPC does not?