DIME is supported by the .NET WSE, MIME is not supported by .NET. So if you are interested in interoperability, the winner is: DIME
/Chris http://cvs.apache.org/~haddadc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 8:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Why is implementation for attachment support configurable? Nobody with a hint? The Axis developers perhaps...?!? Thilo Frotscher wrote: > > I know only one implementation of attachment support in Axis which > is org.apache.axis.attachments.AttachmentsImpl. This class supports > both DIME and MIME. That's why I'm asking myself what the configuration > option is good for and if another implementation might be planned. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> There are at least two potential implementations, DIME and MIME. >> >> >>> Nobody there who knows this? The Axis Dev Team perhaps...?!? >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> using the property attachments.implementation an alternative >>>> implementation for the attachment support can be configured. What is >>>> this good for? Are there alternative implementations already? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Thilo