DirectInternetMessageEncapsulation
Last edit June 2, 2008
DirectInternetMessageEncapsulation
is a
WebServices
Extension promoted by vendors like
MicrosoftCorporation
and
IbmCorporation
.
There were a flurry of activities in 2002 on the use of DIME to enable binary information to be passed between cooperating applications, see for example article at
http://www.perfectxml.com/DIME.asp
.
On
InternetEngineeringTaskForce
(IETF) site, draft-nielsen-dime-03 has been marked as expired. Where do we go for the full specification?
WhatHappened
since 2002? How well does it work in real life?
Resources
DIME validator on GotDNET
http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/tools/web_svc/default.aspx
Microsoft article on DIME
http://msdn.microsoft.com/archive/default.asp?url=/archive/en-us/dnarxml/html/dimewsattch.asp
IBM article on interoperability with Microsoft
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/ibm/library/i-wasnet/#3
joint IBM Microsoft article on WS attachments
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-attach.html