Re: Applying transformations to Payloads (compression)

[Mike Rawlins <rawlins@metronet.com>]

BTW - I just got a reject from doing a "reply/all" which included the TRP list.
Can we keep this discussion to just one list and not do cross-posting?

Mike Rawlins wrote:

> If I may go back a few steps to my original comment about the business need,
> Mr. Welsh came forward as one user with a specific need for compression.  At
> least one other person offered a perceived need for SME's in Europe sending
> XML over VANs to have compression.   We have seen several proposed technical
> solutions, but not a concise statement of the requirement.   May I suggest we
> can focus more clearly on the best solution by first more clearly defining the
> requirement?  For starters, I'll take a stab at it:
>
> ebXML must provide the ability to indicate that part or all of a message
> payload is compressed, and if compressed, the compression method.
>
> Note I don't say *how* we provide the ability (MHS or CPP), but just that we
> do.
>
> Issue:
>
> All documents or selective:  Will it suffice to say that *all* documents and
> payloads between two entities will be compressed, or is there a need to
> specify compression on a per document basis?
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Michael C. Rawlins, Rawlins EC Consulting
> http://www.metronet.com/~rawlins/

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Michael C. Rawlins, Rawlins EC Consulting
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