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Re: [DotGNU]Re: Definition of "webservice"
From: |
Bill Lance |
Subject: |
Re: [DotGNU]Re: Definition of "webservice" |
Date: |
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 05:30:05 -0800 (PST) |
--- Norbert Bollow <address@hidden> wrote:
> "Webservices" are any service that are offered on
> the web
> (regardless of what technology is used to provide
> them).
>
> with these precisisations
>
> 1. With "service" I mean not only that some
> functionality is
> provided, but that there should also be some
> description of
> this functionality, namely how the service should
> be used and
> what it provides.
>
Back to the original examples, then service 'A' would
not be a 'WebService' since there is no description of
the service.
> 2. With saying that the service is "offered on the
> web" I mean
> that it's offered on the internet via standard
> protocols,
> i.e. protocols that are open, widely published,
> and freely
> available for anyone to implement.
>
Also, this would put something like EverQuest out of
the definition, since it is not using a starndar
protocol.
Is my understanding correct?
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