How simple is the simple in KISS

[David Burdett <david.burdett@commerceone.com>]

There has been a lot of recent discussion about KISS on the list that I
whole-heartedly support.

However we must NOT make it so simple that it does not meet minimum
requirements. So, for what it's worth, here are my **minimum** requirements
for ebXML Transport. We need to develop specifications for:

1. Message Headers. The additional data that must be associated with a
document so that it can be sent a third party and successfully processed -
we're working on this
2. Reliable Messaging. If for some reason, a message does not get through to
it's destination, then we can identify the problem and recover from it in a
way that does not rely on proprietary reliable messaging protocols.
3. Security. We need to know that a message has not changed and is
authentic, i.e. it has come from the organization or individual it appears
to have come from

I know that requirements 2 and 3 are not **always** required, but I think
that in B2B they will be so frequently required that we will not be get
widespread adoption of ebXML Transport without them.

What does everyone else think?

David

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