Re: MAJOR TECNICAL comments on v0.98

[SHIMAMURA Masayoshi <shima.masa@jp.fujitsu.com>]

Mr. Christopher Ferris, 

On Fri, 09 Mar 2001 14:03:03 -0500
christopher ferris <chris.ferris@east.sun.com> wrote:
...
> MAJOR TECHNICAL
> 
> section 8.5.8
> 
> 1 - line 574 - Requiring that SequenceNumber ONLY be present with
> 	OnceAndOnlyOnce and Guaranteed seems to me to be a limitation
> 	that could constrain an implementation from using SequenceNumber
> 	as a means of enforcing RM when the SequenceNumber is
> 	applied by the MSH and NOT by the Application (From Party).
> 	
> 	I would much prefer that SequenceNumber ONLY be present
> 	when OnceAndOnlyOnce is specified, and that the semantics
> 	of messageOrderSemantics MAY be used to instruct the receiving
> 	MSH to deliver the messages in the order in which the Application
> 	determines by virtue of the SequenceNumber.

I'm not sure if I understand your suggestion correctly. Do you mean
following?

    - When BestEffort is specified, SequenceNumber is never present
    - When OnceAndOnlyOnce is specified, SequenceNumber is *always*
      present, even if messageOrderSemantics is not specified

If so, I agree to this change.


Regards, 

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