Hi STP enthusiasts,
I've just learned about BXXP (the "Blocks eXtensible eXchange Protocol"
recently proposed by Marshall Rose). In Marshall's words "BXXP is a
generic application protocol framework for connection-oriented,
asynchronous request/response interactions. The framework permits
multiplexing of independent request/response streams over a single
transport connection, supporting both textual and binary messages...".
As I read about it, the similarity of many of its concepts with STP were
compelling. Currently BXXP runs over TCP but it seems a natural to run
it over STP too.
I'd like to know if any STP'ers already knew about BXXP and if there has
been contact yet with Rose or his followers. The next step would be to
ask the BXXP'ers if they know about STP...
For an introduction to BXXP, look at:
http://mappa.mundi.net/Internet-Drafts/blocks-appldesign.html
and follow links therein.
Ben
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