At 1:03 PM -0500 1/6/04, Michael Champion wrote:
>Can anyone point to a secure, scalable, automated [i.e., can be used
>by software as a service as well as humans], and successful site
>that adheres to REST principles? Amazon probably comes the closest,
>but the tast I tried, Amazon wouldn't do much for me without cookies
>enabled.
I do use amazon (US only, international affiliates have caused me
more problems) with cookies disabled. It works, though I still think
it's not the poster child you're looking for.
Have you tried the REST version of the amazon web services? I suspect
that handles the secure, scalable, and automatable requirements. It
falls down on the human requirements, and I don't think it allows you
to order, just query.
--
Elliotte Rusty Harold
Effective XML (Addison-Wesley, 2003)
http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/effectivexml
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