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What's diff between XML-RPC and Webservice??

Terry li
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And when to use it?? thanks!

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XML-RPC is a more light-weight protocol for making RPC calls using XML over HTTP. Web services is heavier but also more rich in functionality (there's plenty of WS- prefixed specifications coming our way...).

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