Re: issue: SOAP requirements

[James M Snell <jasnell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Sayre wrote:
> "Clients MAY wrap their XML payload in a SOAP Envelope.  If so, they 
> must also wrap it in an element which exactly matches the HTTP Method."
>
> What version of SOAP is this? Is it a SOAPAction if there are no SOAP 
> headers? Will this work with Microsoft Indigo and BEA WebLogic 7.0? Do 
> current Atom API implementations accept unwrapped Atom documents as SOAP 
> requests?

Better question: why bother with SOAP at all?  Either make the Atom API 
a SOAP based thing or don't.  I vote for getting rid of the SOAP option 
altogether unless someone can step up and give a solid defense for why 
it is absolutely necessary to be able to support such a thing.

- James M Snell