--On Tuesday, January 25, 2005 03:39:13 PM -0500 Robert Sayre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm very -1 on this, since it makes the definition of the Atom format an HTTP message, rather than an XML document. On top of that, most of the Pace is babysitting. To the Guide with it.
Except that there is no implementors' guide, and this is required for interoperability. From a formal perspective, maybe it doesn't belong.
From a practical perspective, it does.
It was clear from the WG discussion that this is not a well-understood area, even for experts in blog protocols. We can't assume that implementors already know RFC 3023 or even know it exists. If we assume that, we increase interop problems for Atom.
It would be nice if everyone knew about RFC 3023 and did it right, but they don't.
wunder -- Walter Underwood Principal Architect Verity Ultraseek
