& XSLT Rich Salz wrote:
> >>You've doubled the reliability, security, and server-state load,
> >>but it is RESTian.  For many applications that won't be enough.
> >
> >Where do you get the factor of two from?
>  
>  Twice the number of HTTP messages, nothing more simple then that.

Not more complex, either. If you doubled the number of connections, that 
would double the load. Messages, I don't think so. What you have done is 
doubled the latency.

>  As for server-state, the server now has to maintain state behind
>  the GET'able URL, make sure that it's the same client coming back
>  or otherwise deal with authorization decisions, etc.

Or encode the client identification in the URL.

Bob Foster


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