> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Koberg [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:55 PM
> To: Rich Salz
> Cc: Chiusano Joseph; Bullard, Claude L (Len);
> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] SOA and the Single URL
>
> Rich Salz wrote:
> >> Ah - now I see where you're going. Yes, a "dispatcher" service can
> >> categorized in three ways:
> >
> >
> > There is another way to look at it. The message is routed based on
> > its contents; the URL is just the "main entrance," through
> which all
> > messages have to come in. The contents of the message
> itself let the
> > receiver determine where, internally, the message should be
> processed.
>
> This is where I might be missing something (if I may jump in...).
>
> So each message, no matter the size, should be parsed to
> determine authorization, authentication and validity? As
> opposed to stopping/redirecting a request based on the
> URL/request-credentials before a parse happens?
Yes - it depends on your requirements. Large message sizes are often an
issue with XML (as we well know), so that may certainly be a constraint
on requirements.
Joe
Joseph Chiusano
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> thanks,
> -Rob
>
