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Re: [ebxml-msg] Section 3.1.6.4 TimeToLiveElement

  • 1.  Re: [ebxml-msg] Section 3.1.6.4 TimeToLiveElement

    Posted 12-12-2001 10:20
       Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:39:29 -0600
       From: David Fischer <david@drummondgroup.com>
    
       +1
    
       Except a receiving MSH does not just ignore a message passed TTL, it sends back
       an error -- TimeToLiveExpired.
    
    As I think I've said before, it's not clear to me that there's much
    value in sending back an error message in this case.  What's the From
    MSH going to do when it gets such an error message?  I guess it could
    use it to record metering statistics that somebody might look at.
    
    (Note that the From MSH cannot assume, from receiving such an error
    message, that the original message did not get through.  Maybe the
    original message got through very quickly just fine, but also a
    duplicate was generated, and the duplicate arrived much later.)
    
    I'm not sure the cost of the error message is worth the benefit.
    But presumably this won't happen often, so the performance cost
    is low, so it's harmless.