DirectInternetMessageEncapsulation is a WebServices Extension promoted by vendors like MicrosoftCorporation and IbmCorporation.

There were a flurry of activities in 2002 on the use of DIME to enable binary information to be passed between cooperating applications, see for example article at http://www.perfectxml.com/DIME.asp.

''On InternetEngineeringTaskForce (IETF) site, draft-nielsen-dime-03 has been marked as expired. Where do we go for the full specification?''

''WhatHappened since 2002? How well does it work in real life?''

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'''Resources'''
* DIME validator on GotDNET  http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/tools/web_svc/default.aspx
* Microsoft article on DIME http://msdn.microsoft.com/archive/default.asp?url=/archive/en-us/dnarxml/html/dimewsattch.asp
* IBM article on interoperability with Microsoft http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/ibm/library/i-wasnet/#3
* joint IBM Microsoft article on WS attachments http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-attach.html