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From: Jan Lehnardt <jan@apache.org>
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On 16 Aug 2010, at 22:11, Noah Slater wrote:

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> On 16 Aug 2010, at 20:52, Miles Fidelman wrote:
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>> Actually, I'd dispute that.  The INTERNET is perhaps the largest =
system ever built, the web rides on top of a lot of lower level =
infrastructure.  There's a lot of other stuff riding on top of the =
underlying IP infrastructure - email, VoIP, chat, etc. - which don't =
rely on HTTP.  (Note: I speak as someone who dates back to almost the =
beginning - I spent a good part of my career at BBN, just as we were =
transitioning the ARPANET to TCP/IP, and it was serving as the hub of =
the then fledgling Internet).
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> I was anticipating this response. :)
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> My reply would be to state that the Web subsumes the Internet in many =
ways.
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>> True.  Though, it has also lead to (IMHO) abortions such as SOAP - =
which Dave Winer initially wrote as a way to use HTTP to tunnel traffic =
through firewalls.
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> LOL
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> I think you mean XML-RPC, but they're both as bad as each other.
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> In either case, they are so hilariously against everything the Web =
stands for, it's not really applicable!

I'd like to add that Miles does have a point, but we have good reasons =
to have HTTP for now and in the future. It doesn't mean that applying =
specializations where applicable is not an option (double negative :).

Cheers
Jan
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