SOAP Version 1. 2 Part 1: Messaging Framework

Please refer to the errata for this document, which may include some normative corrections. The English version of this specification is the only normative version. Non-normative translations may also be available. Abstract SOAP Version 1.2 is a lightweight protocol intended for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed environment. "Part 1: Messaging Framework" defines, using XML technologies, an extensible messaging framework containing a message construct that can be exchanged over a variety of underlying protocols. This document is a Recommendation of the W3C. This document has been produced by the XML Protocol Working Group, which is part of the Web Services Activity. It has been reviewed by W3C Members and other interested parties, and has been endorsed by the Director as a W3C Recommendation. It is a stable document and may be used as reference material or cited as a normative reference from another document. W3C's role in making the Recommendation is to draw attention to the specification and to promote its widespread deployment. This enhances the functionality and interoperability of the Web. Comments on this document are welcome. Please send them to the public mailing-list xmlp-comments@w3.org (archive). It is inappropriate to send discussion email to this address. Patent disclosures relevant to this specification may be found on the Working Group's patent disclosure page, in conformance with W3C policy. A list of current W3C Recommendations and other technical reports can be found at