From: Cezar Totth
> I dont care how these archives are named as long as
> the servlet engine(s) will be able to use .zip, .war and .jar archives,
> if proper /WEB-INFO/.. information is found in them.
>
> I think specification should force only the archive format (zip-like) and
> certain internal directory structure/files.
[snip]
> Specification should tell that servlet engine must not assume any
> file-name pattern/extentions for web application archives. Only "content"
> to be important (archive format and directory/file structure).
>
> From previous messages I see naming archives ".war" or ".jar" is a matter
> of OS/{left|right}clicks/cosmetics instead of servlet (API) specification.
I *entirely* agree with this point of view. The file extension is mostly
incidental to servlet/web application functions. I don't find the file
association argument especially compelling as you can argue both for and
against a new extension on that basis.
Frankly I'd be just as happy if they'd stuck to the .zip extension :).
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