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Title : Protocol versus Document Points of View
Author(s) : D. Eastlake
Filename : draft-eastlake-proto-doc-pov-02.txt
Pages : 14
Date : 01-Mar-01
Two points of view are contrasted: the 'document' point of view,
where data objects of interest are like pieces of paper, and the
'protocol' point of view where objects of interest are composite
protocol messages. While each point of view has a place, adherence
to a document point of view is damaging to protocol design. By
understanding both of these points of view, conflicts between them
may be clarified and ameliorated.
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