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RE: msh TimeAccuracy RE: T2 Reliable Messaging w/o CPA or VIA...

  • 1.  RE: msh TimeAccuracy RE: T2 Reliable Messaging w/o CPA or VIA...

    Posted 08-02-2001 23:49
    
    I, also, believe that parties should rely on other (unspecified) means to
    synchronize clocks and this should not be a part of MSS. Had I been more
    involved with the 1.1 spec you would have had me arguing this point - I
    think it got in through a lack of proper review. Mea culpa.
    
    jim
    
    
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Martin W Sachs [mailto:mwsachs@us.ibm.com]
    > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 6:35 AM
    > To: Dale Moberg
    > Cc: ebXML Msg; ebxml-cppa@lists.oasis-open.org
    > Subject: Re: msh TimeAccuracy RE: T2 Reliable Messaging w/o CPA or
    > VIA...
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > I don't agree with synchronizing clocks.  None of the time 
    > elements in the
    > message service spec are absolute times as far as I recall.  They are
    > intervals.  The state of the art of timing should be good 
    > enough to let
    > each end time its own intervals and not to need a timer 
    > accuracy parameter
    > (here, I agree with Chris).  The CPA has one or two absolute 
    > times but the
    > intervals with which they are associated are measured in days 
    > or longer -
    > again no synchronization or timer accuracy requirement is needed.
    > 
    > I think I am repeating myself but just to make sure:  The 
    > real problem is
    > that the message service specification does not state where 
    > each of the
    > reliable messaging parameters (and perhaps other also?) is 
    > located.  10.2
    > and 10.2.1 Delivery semantics say "either the CPA or the 
    > message header".
    > For the rest of the parameters, nothing is said at all about 
    > where they are
    > found.  This is not an implementer's choice. Each one must be 
    > specified as
    > being in the message header or in the CPA.
    > 
    > Regards,
    > Marty
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
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    > 
    > Dale Moberg <dmoberg@cyclonecommerce.com> on 08/01/2001 06:55:48 PM
    > 
    > To:   ebXML Msg <ebxml-msg@lists.oasis-open.org>
    > cc:   ebxml-cppa@lists.oasis-open.org
    > Subject:  msh TimeAccuracy RE: T2 Reliable Messaging w/o CPA or VIA...
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > >>      mshTimeAccuracy
    > >>      >>>This is the accuracy to which a recipient of a 
    > message claims
    > to keep their internal
    > >>      system clocks. This should probably be part of a CPP and not
    > vary from message to message
    > >>      therefore it does not need to be in the MessageHeader
    > >>      [David Fischer] Agreed, but what if there is no CPP?  I'm not
    > sure why this is necessary.
    > 
    > Chris Ferris>It isn't represented in the CPP, nor should it be. I have
    > repeatedly expressed my
    > >belief that this is unnecessary at best, and more likely
    > unimplementable in any event [1].
    > 
    > >If anything, I could see parties agreeing to a requirement that their
    > respective
    > >system's system clock be synchronized using something like 
    > NTP or some
    > similar
    > >service and having this reflected in some manner within the 
    > CPP/A, but
    > not mshTimeAccuracy!
    > 
    > >I for one would like to see this removed from the 1.1 specification.
    > 
    > I agree with Chris that the use of
    > NTP to synchronize clocks at a distance
    > is something that is suitable for a CPA
    > and that the use of NTP
    > or XNTP or whatever could be
    > advertized in a CPP. I also agree
    > that putting the mshTimeAccuracy
    > in the MessageHeader
    > is definitely excess baggage!
    > Should be removed.
    > 
    > 
    > 
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