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I wonder if anyone sees a difference in putting Web services features directly into the .NET Framework vs. having those features in a separate download named Web Services Enhancements. Does anyone actually care where the feature comes from?[Yasser Shohoud]
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Only if you want to get it used-) As .NET Framework classes, it belongs with the rest if the Framework. One download should get you all the classes.
Another thing is web hosting companies are more likely to install .NET Framework 1.1 than they are to install a distinct package for this stuff.
On another note, I'm not familiar with the WSE stuff, but I planned on taking a closer look at some of the Security and DIME stuff for upcoming projects. I assume these are just wrapper classes to make dealing with the various WS-* specifications a little friendlier, and as such there are both consumer-side and server-side classes.
Are there currently any non-.NET implementations that can consume such services? Or would we be tied to .NET where WSE is also installed?