RE: [ebxml-msg] Question about OPTIONAL

[David Fischer <david@drummondgroup.com>]

Is the ability to return an Ack in the CPA?

Internet philosophy is to be as stringent as possible when sending and as
forgiving as possible when receiving.

David.

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Ferris [mailto:chris.ferris@sun.com]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 8:53 AM
To: Martin W Sachs
Cc: David Fischer; Dan Weinreb; arvola@tibco.com;
ebxml-msg@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: [ebxml-msg] Question about OPTIONAL


+1

Martin W Sachs wrote:

> Yes, this is the real world and businesses that don't follow the spec are
> creating a serious interoperability exposure for themselves.  Nonetheless,
> if a message violates the intent of the creaters of the CPA (or equivalent)
> one or the other has made a serious error and processing of the message
> should not continue.
>
> Regards,
> Marty
>
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> David Fischer <david@drummondgroup.com> on 11/08/2001 10:19:07 PM
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> To:    Dan Weinreb <dlw@exceloncorp.com>, arvola@tibco.com
> cc:    Martin W Sachs/Watson/IBM@IBMUS, ebxml-msg@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject:    RE: [ebxml-msg] Question about OPTIONAL
>
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> I find myself outnumbered so I will acquiesce -- with one final comment.
>
> Businesses in the real world don't like strict rules.  I think this will
> fail,
> or more likely implementors will not follow the spec.
>
>   - David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Weinreb [mailto:dlw@exceloncorp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:07 PM
> To: arvola@tibco.com
> Cc: mwsachs@us.ibm.com; david@drummondgroup.com;
> ebxml-msg@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [ebxml-msg] Question about OPTIONAL
>
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>    Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 11:07:47 -0800
>    From: Arvola Chan <arvola@tibco.com>
>
>    I vote for option 1: Stop processing and send back an Error --
>    NotSupported/Error.
>
> I agree, and with the rest of what you said.
>
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