Re: RefToMessageID

[Nikola Stojanovic <nhomest1@twcny.rr.com>]

<Martin>
The only role the Messaging Spec needs to play is to provide an
application-independent place to carry this piece of information in normal
messages. Application independence is significant since this field is one
which B2B middleware might process.
</Martin>

<Jacques>
These practical considerations aside (I do not see any problem with
providing to an app the MSH service of accessing and setting
RefToMessageId),
...
I am mostly motivated here in avoiding to the application the need to deal
with IDs that are not business level, but again it does not hurt to have the
MSH allow for this, as it can be useful in cases I may not have in mind.
It becomes mostly an app design decision to use it or not (after all, V0.91
says that RefToMessageId MUST contain a valid ref value *when present*...)
</Jacques>

It is nice to see that we are thinking along these lines.

Regards,
Nikola