Re: WAP is a Trap thread on ietf@ietf.org

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From: Mark Baker (distobj@acm.org)
Date: Wed Jun 21 2000 - 11:58:14 PDT


I had a chat with Mohsen a couple months ago. It's funny to see him
bash WAP so effectively (modulo his misunderstanding of patents &
disclosure), yet turn around and suggest that what we really need is
better WAP, not a better Web (see http://www.freeprotocols.org/EHTD/ -
no content, but the intention seems clear).

MB

Jim Whitehead wrote:
>
> The past three days there has been a thread on the IETF discussion list
> about WAP. It was all started by this post, presenting a position paper on
> the evils of WAP:
>
> http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf/Current/msg08051.html
>
> I have to admit, "WAP is a Trap" is a little more catchy than "W* Effect
> Considered Harmful":
>
> http://www.4k-associates.com/IEEE-L7-WAP-BIG.html
>
> - Jim


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