Action item for ReplyTo definition

[Tom Rutt <tom@coastin.com>]

This mail is my contribution for fixing the definition for ReplyTo 
element. I also made necessary
changes to the ackRequested element to get rid of the words 
"asynchronous" and "synchronous".

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The current text states:

“

*3.2.2. ReplyTo Element*

This is a REQUIRED element, used to specify the initial sender’s 
endpoint to receive an

asynchronous Acknowledgment message or Fault Message. The value of this 
element is

REQUIRED to be URL as defined in [RFC 1738].

“

However this does not properly reflect the differences between use of 
the reply

acknowledgment binding pattern and the callback acknowledgement pattern.

Lets first modify the definition for the AckRequested element to change 
the use of the

terms synchronous and asynchronous to the new terms “reply 
acknowledgment pattern”

and “callback acknowledgement pattern”.

“*3.2.4. AckRequested Element*

The AckRequested element is an OPTIONAL element. It is REQUIRED for

guaranteeing message delivery and message order. However this element 
MUST NOT

appear in a non-Reliable Message. This element is to be used for a 
sender to request the

receiver to send back an Acknowledgment message for the message sent. The

AckRequested element contains the following attribute:

- an *ackPattern *attribute

*(1) ackPattern attribute*

The ackPattern attribute is an OPTIONAL attribute. This attribute is 
used to specify

whether the Acknowledgment Message should be sent back directly in the 
reply to the reliable message or

in a separate callback request. This attribute, when used, MUST have one 
of the following two values.

The default value of this attribute is “Reply”, when omitted.

- *Reply *: An Acknowledgment Message MUST be sent back directly in the 
Reply to the Reliable Message.

- *Callback*: An Acknowledgment Message MUST be sent as a callback 
request, using the address in the

ReplyTo element

“

With this modification the ReplyTo definition can be modified as follows:

“

*3.2.2. ReplyTo Element*

This is an OPTIONAL element, used to specify the initial sender’s 
endpoint to receive a callback

Acknowledgment message or Fault Message. A value of this element MUST be 
present in the request

message if the AckRequested element indicates that the Callback 
Acknowledgement pattern is requested.

If present, the ReplyTo element is required to be URL as defined in [RFC 
1738].

“


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