Well, I certainly don't need all of that. That's my point. I just want a gpg wrapper around some xml data that I trade back and forth. I've got apache running anyway, and the client stuff is going to be a java application.

So, none of the features you've listed here actually help me. I think I understand now in fact. You're imagining something quite a bit more complicated than I am. So, minus all these features you've listed, I'm bettin' my cute little XML::Parser "server" (CGI) was quite a bit faster to code, since I didn't have to learn anything.

You guys have me convinced though... I'm readin' more and more about SOAP, and I'll be sittin around thinkin' of a project to use it on. This isn't the one, but there'll be one soon! It's really neat... I think.

mitd's post 99566 way down at the bottom was the real clincher here.