> New to the project and the list.  Have everything
> running ok and even wrote small service/client.  Some
> questions I have though:
> 
> - Is this project "dead"?  I know the list is active
> but with a last release from May 2001, it seems like
> it might be.  If it is dead, what is being used
> instead these days?

This project is not dead, however, its been lying dormant
waiting for Axis to complete. Apache Axis is the designated
follow-on for Apache SOAP, but its running horribly behind
schedule (like 6+ months already). I would like to gather
up support and release a Apache SOAP 2.3 soon capturing all
the updates that have gone in since the 2.2 release. We would
also need to clear up the buzilla queue.

If Axis does release a stable, migratable 1.0 within 3-6
months then that will be the last release of Apache SOAP. 

> - Regardless of the above, is this project being used
> by anyone in a production environment?

IBM WebSphere Application Server v4.0 ships using Apache SOAP.

> - On the mime sample I noted that the file names of
> the attachments always came back as null - is that
> normal or just a bug in the service/client?

That sounds like a bug in the service/client. Does the sample
work correctly?

Sanjiva.

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