Re: [xml-dev] Elliotte Rusty Harold on Web Services

[Rich Salz <rsalz@datapower.com>]

> DNS was based on a "proper protocol", ONC RPC.

That's a new one to me -- what makes you say that?  (I don't even think 
you can express DNS packets in XDR, but I could be wrong there.)

> There is *VERY* little value in standardizing on a layer 6 protocol
> (note to Rich; BEEP is layer 5/6, not layer 7), even if it's done well
> like BEEP.

Oh this is so wrong.  Cf RFC 3117.
	/r$