> +0 to making this a configurable option of axis, something like
> <parameter name="wsdl-mimetype" value="text/plain" />

There are already too many options available with regards to SOAP, WSDL, 
etc.  I say we pick one and stick with it.

> 
> Actually, does WSDL have/need its own mime type like 
application/wsdl+xml ?
> That way a proper WSDL viewer could bind to it?

I personally think this would be best, but I have doubts it would ever 
happen.  I believe the WSDL working group considered this at some point, 
not I'm not entirely sure.

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"Steve Loughran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 12/16/2002 11:42:12 AM:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Spreitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 09:03
> Subject: Re: Mozilla and automatic ?wsdl generation with Axis 1.0

> 
> > I have noticed that Mozilla displays the XML usefully if there is an 
HTTP
> > header saying the media type is "text/plain".  And IE does OK in that
> > situation, as long as the content begins with an XML declaration (as 
is
> > already the case for the WSDL returned by Axis).  What do you think of
> > making Axis return an HTTP header claiming the media type to be
> > "text/plain"?

> -1 to a quick and dirty patch,

> we should have a text/xml header because it is text/xml. Same for the
> responses to any soap methods called using GET. Mozilla will get better 
over
> time and there is no reason to lie for short term compatibility issues.

> +0 to making this a configurable option of axis, something like
> <parameter name="wsdl-mimetype" value="text/plain" />

> 
> Actually, does WSDL have/need its own mime type like 
application/wsdl+xml ?
> That way a proper WSDL viewer could bind to it?

> -steve

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