> I guess my question is, "If HTTP is so general, why are vendors such
> as BEA, Tibco, Progress, etc. moving to other protocols to "ensure
> delivery of XML documents" via web services? It's easy to agree with
> Mark Baker (especially after browsing the REST Wiki) that in
> principle HTTP is a 99/1 solution for internet communications, so why
> is the world backing away from this in practice?
Perhaps because they have a hard time taking anything seriously that
can deliver porn? Dunno. You'll have to ask them.
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Mark Baker, Chief Science Officer, Planetfred, Inc.
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