[Xml-bin] :-(

[Al Snell]

On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Stefan Zier wrote:

> > ...and things like SOAP servers should accept either, to deal with
> > different client developers making different decisions :-)
> 
> /me thinks this would really create a format mess of monumental dimensions.
> ("What do you mean your server doesn't support binXML for SAX2 to process my
> purchase order?").

There would always be a fallback of text XML, as long as there's a
feature-complete fallback then that problem is quite solvable. Downer that
HTTP doesn't provide a way for the server to advertise capabilities to the
client before request sending like most other protocols do, though :-(

ABS

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