Re: SOAP Headers and Application level code

> Date:    Tue, 11 Feb 2003 16:02:29 +0000
> From:    Fraser Goffin <[email protected]>
> Subject: SOAP Headers and Application level code
>
> Should application message handlers ever need to refer to SOAP Headers or
> are SOAP Headers regarded as information that is targeted at protocol
> handlers that perform non application specific tasks such as
> authentication
> or routing ?
>
> If when designing a SOAP service the same peice of data is required for
> application and non application specific purposes, should it be
> carried in a
> SOAP Header AND as part of the SOAP Body payload ?
>

Fraser,

A SOAP header can be targeted at the application. There is no need to carry
the information in both the header and the body.

Anne

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