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Introduction
The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Characteristics of Successful Protocols
About this Document
WAP - A Procedural Fraud
Not Open in Terms of Development and Maintenance
No Assurance of Availability and Stability
Not Patent-Free
No Legitimacy as a Standard
WAP - A Technical Failure
User Interface Assumptions
Extreme Accommodation to Existing Networks
Excessive Re-Invention in the Name of Wireless
Vulnerable Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS)
Bungled Protocol Number Assignment
WAP - A Basic Misconception
The Wrong Answer Initially: Mobile Web Browsing
The Right Answer Initially: Mobile Messaging
Unsupported Claims
Conclusion: WAP is a Trap
Preventing the Harm of WAP
Reform the WAP Forum
Spread the Word about the WAP Fraud
Reject WAP at Engineering Level
Reject WAP at Consumer Level
Adopt an Alternative to WAP
LEAP: One Alternative To WAP
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