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Posted to java-dev@axis.apache.org by ro...@apache.org on 2001/07/25 06:31:27 UTC
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robj 01/07/24 21:31:27
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wrong version, my apologies.
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+Axis Alpha Release Notes
+
+This is the <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/releases.html">
+alpha release</a> of the <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis">
+Axis SOAP library</a>. (Wondering what Axis is? Please see our
+<a href="xml.apache.org/axis/faq.html">FAQ</a>.)
+
+This is an alpha release, and hence is not feature complete. The main
+missing features include:
+
+- No support for SOAP attachments
+- Deployment syntax not finalized
+- Incomplete Apache SOAP 2.2 deployment descriptor support
+- Minimal testing in EJB / application server frameworks
+- No support for WSDL, XML-RPC, SMTP
+- Limited documentation
+
+The Axis team is working on all of these missing features.
+
+So, why an alpha release?
+
+The Axis code already has:
+
+- [TO BE VERIFIED OR REMOVED BEFORE RELEASE:]
+ Significantly higher performance than Apache SOAP 2.2
+- Good interoperability with other SOAP implementations
+- A streaming-oriented model for message parsing (SAX, not DOM)
+- A modular, configurable message handling architecture
+- A pluggable transport framewor
+- An extensive package and functional test suite
+
+Early adopters and advanced SOAP developers will find this release to be of
+interest. Most Apache SOAP users, and those who need a fully featured
+next-version replacement for Apache SOAP 2.2, should hold off at least
+until Axis's beta release. Progress towards that beta release may be
+viewed on Axis's <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/requirements.html">
+requirements and status page</a>.
+