Re: TRP Work Plan - Version 17 Aug 00

[Gordon van Huizen <gvanhuiz@progress.com>]

David Burdett wrote:
> I think it should be possible for two parties communicating using the TRP
> spec to achieve COMPLETE interoperability without implementing ANY of the
> Interface spec - i.e. conformance to the wire protocol alone should suffice.
> Do you agree?

My assertion would be that successfully achieving interoperable
implementations of the wire protocol will require semantic knowledge
that is not imparted stricly from the fields in the header themselves
and can benefit from awareness of the Interface. But that's just a
hunch, since we aren't "there" yet. Regardless, the two levels must be
kept in synch for a developer to stand a chance of implementation, as
well as for us to actually get the spec work done. Witness the deltas
that are appearing elsewhere.

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