Why do people like soap? Well, I guess my question, is, why did this (97101) get so many votes? My original question (97099) had been about the best way to build an XML command server. Well, sometimes I'm an idiot with english, but that's what I'd intended.

I don't think soap is the right answer, but I may just not understand what it's about. I read the first few large docs I found about it, but was completely unimpressed. Starting from scratch (XML::Parser) seemed a lot fasta and mo-bedda. Still, I can't help but wonder, if the reason he got more votes than me is cuz I'm missin' something.

Clue me in?

In reply to soap? by jettero

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