>My question is - what is wrong with E902? I'm unhappy with the vagueness of the second sentence: "Means by which the Consumer gains access to the stateful connection must be well defined." We're hinting at something here, and rather than be coy about it, I think we should make a stronger statement. Your point that the "handle" concept seems implementation-specific is valid. I'm open to suggestion as to how to express it better in the context of a requirements document. Alan