If the service is defined as a request/response pattern, then I don't think that's possible. You should return a SOAP Fault, but you might consider sending back an HTTP error instead.
Anne -----Original Message----- From: Robert Mecklenburg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:25 PM To: Axis Users Subject: Abort a axis handler chain I'm pretty new to SOAP and Axis, so I'm not sure how to do this: I want to implement a service that authenticates the caller (using a certificate in the message). If the user is not authorized to invoke the service, I want *no response* sent at all. No return value, no exception, nothing. Is this possible? Thanks, -- Robert
