Cross-Server Networking Feature Description

Moritz Both, mb@aldebaran.de

1. Requirements by Mark Surman

• 1.1 Purpose of This Document
• 1.2 Background
• 1.3 Mandatory Requirements
• 1.4 Additional Requirements
• 1.5 Future Requirements
• 1.6 Next Steps and Possible Options

2. Describing the Question (corner stones)

3. Option Components

• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 SGML and XML in general
• 3.3 RSS (Rich Site Summary)
• 3.4 Extending RSS
• 3.5 Own proprietary Action Applications specific data format
• 3.6 Own proprietary Action Applications specific authorization
• 3.7 HTTP as transport protocol
• 3.8 Presentation: Current Action Application Presentation Engine
• 3.9 Presentation: Static HTML page or page fragment
• 3.10 ICE
• 3.11 Other option components

4. Options

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Option 1: Direct HTML presentation, HTTP authorization
• 4.3 Option 2: Database integration, AA authorization
• 4.4 Author's Conclusion

5. Document History