Re: Message control

["William J. Kammerer" <wkammerer@foresightcorp.com>]

Rémy Marchand, of API*EDI, asked on Friday general testing and
compliance enforcement questions re: XML in
http://www.xml.org/archives/ebxml-bp/2000/05/0026.html.

My suspicion is that the most appropriate ebXML forum for these
questions is the Technical Coordination Project Team, led by Dick Raman
(or even possibly the new Prototyping Group).  I suggest the Technical
Coordination team because 1) they're obviously interested in ensuring
the quality of the end-product - i.e., that the ebXML framework can be
implemented consistently by any number of vendors, and 2) they're really
lonely because there's no traffic on their list serve.

Rémy adds, after a list of good questions,"I would like to have a
response before migrating my clients to XML."  I have to ask: Migrate
from what?  If EDI, why not leave well-enough alone? If you want to use
XML in a consistent interoperable framework for B2B, you may have to
wait for ebXML to be completed.  What's the hurry, anyway?

William J. Kammerer
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