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".

• Connolly's announcement of the list.