MIME-RPC: Object Messaging via MIME
Because sending simple stuff should be easy
and sending complex stuff should be easy too.
MIME-RPC is a protocol for applications written in different languages and on
different platforms to communicate with each other using a public standards.
It works with the millions of already deployed web apps and web browsers (without plugins)
It handles all Internet data including Unicode, JPEG, XML, etc.
It works over both HTTP and SMTP (web and email)
It protects application programmers from wire level concerns.
It provides complete interlanguage object serialization (cyclic refs.) as well as interlanguage messaging
It supports two way communication over client/server connections
It is easy to implement.
It doesn't require an extra XML parser when your application doesn't need one.
Its specification is short and unambiguous.
It leverages existing transport layer features like encryption, proxying, asynchrony, streaming/chunking, etc.
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Last update: January 7, 2002 by Alex Jacobson
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