Let me add more context: org.apache.axis.client.Transport
******************************************* Richard A. Sitze [EMAIL PROTECTED] CORBA Interoperability & WebServices IBM WebSphere Development Richard Sitze/Charlotte/ To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM@IBMUS cc: Subject: [axis] Transport Name 05/28/2002 05:01 PM Please respond to axis-dev What is the distinction between a transport name and the protocol? By default, it appears that the name is the protocol. Under what circumstances would the name be changed (Call.TRANSPORT_NAME)? The 'name' doesn't appear to be used for anything (whereas the protocol is used to find the right Transport class. Unless there are objections, I'd like to remove the logic that allows the name to be changed (again, why?), and change/cleanup the logic to refer to protocol instead of name. Comments? ******************************************* Richard A. Sitze [EMAIL PROTECTED] CORBA Interoperability & WebServices IBM WebSphere Development