In response to informal discussions at XML'99 last year,
Dan Connolly from the W3C has set up a mailing list for the
discussion of XML, Protocols and Distributed
Applications.
There was some interest at the conference as to whether
the W3C had any plans to standardize web-based
inter-application messaging. A lunch time discussion ensued
and the mailing list was created to facilitate further
communication on this topic.
The list, xml-dist-app, is hosted by the W3C, and
the
archives can be found on their site.
To subscribe, send a message to xml-dist-app-request@w3.org
with the subject "subscribe".