How can you tell if a “Web Service” really is a Web Service?http://blogs.msdn.com/smguest/archive/2006/01/26/518020.aspxI was asked the question "How can you tell if a Web Service really is a Web Service?". If someone says that they have a Web Service (or more importantly is trying to sell you one!) what are the questions you should ask? I decided to put together thisen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)re: How can you tell if a “Web Service” really is a Web Service?http://blogs.msdn.com/smguest/archive/2006/01/26/518020.aspx#518082Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:52:17 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:518082Peter BrombergThis collection seems a bit on the strict side, but it certainly is something worthwhile to measure up against. Can we put these up next to the &quot;10 Commandments of egoless Programming&quot;? <br> <br>Peter <br>re: How can you tell if a “Web Service” really is a Web Service?http://blogs.msdn.com/smguest/archive/2006/01/26/518020.aspx#526221Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:47:40 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:526221JohnNot sure if I agree here. &nbsp;This implies that POX (REST) isn't a web service. &nbsp;