Re: What's the right forum for developing XML Messaging
Ofer Avineri <ofer@eye-tech.com> Wed, 23 February 2000 14:21 UTC
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From: Ofer Avineri <ofer@eye-tech.com>
Subject: Re: What's the right forum for developing XML Messaging
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<David Burdett> > Remember that IOTP was developed to solve a particular eCommerce problem > namely how to do purchases and payments reliably and securely on the > Internet</David Burdett> <Ofer Avineri> This is exactly why we think a new Working Group within IETF should be formed, to deal with the entire XML Transport/Messaging scope. This is the WG that will work with +any+ 3rd party community trying to facilitate its solution on XML. </Ofer Avineri> <Chris Smith> > As for xmlmessaging - I'm curious if others think that > 'xmlmessaging' will be used solely for e-commerce. Myself - > I think that's a rhetorical question! It will be used for > all kinds of things. </Chris Smith> <Ofer Avineri> Let's take the VoxML initiative for example, they're trying to standardize a way to +Transport HTML/XML content to Cellular Voice Information, I see no e-business nor e-commerce requirements from them. If ebXML (and we're working there) wants to develop its own XML Transport protocol, why do they need the IETF? Perhaps they should move IP, HTTP and SNMP to ebXML as well? We can always address the issue with the IESG or IAB.</Ofer Avineri> Ofer Avineri E-MANAGE Product Manager, Digital Intelligence Systems, Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Burdett <david.burdett@commerceone.com> To: 'Smith, Chris ' <CHRIS.SMITH@ROYALBANK.COM> Cc: IETF Trade (E-mail) <ietf-trade@lists.eListX.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 11:49 PM Subject: RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Messaging > Chris > > I think there is a great overlap between eCommerce's needs for messaging and > the general need for "messaging" particularly in the area of reliable > messaging and use of security (see > http://www.xml.org/archives/ebxml-transport/msg00145.html > <http://www.xml.org/archives/ebxml-transport/msg00145.html> ) which contains > the Overview and Requirements document for the group and you will find that > the scope is not focused just on eCommerce. > > Remember that IOTP was developed to solve a particular eCommerce problem > namely how to do purchases and payments reliably and securely on the > Internet. > > If it were not for the overlap in the requiremennt then I would be strongly > advocating separate activities to focus on the needs of each as you suggest. > However as I see it the objectives of the original IETF XML Messaging and > ebXML Transport, Routing and Packaging groups (as compared with ebXML as a > whole) are just about identical. > > In my view I anticipate that the results of the work currently under way > will be generally applicable to other situations - not just eCommerce. If > additional needs are required then they I think it should be possible to > meet the need as extensions rather than a re-write. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: Smith, Chris [mailto:CHRIS.SMITH@ROYALBANK.COM] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 7:06 AM > To: IETF Trade (E-mail) > Subject: RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Messaging > > > > > As one of the "people who developed IOTP" (and also one who > 'developed *using* IOTP') we did what almost all DTD users do. > > We wrote a core schema as a DTD, and extended and refined it > to its finished form (that is 'usable form') using English. > I've noticed that a great many RFCs use this strategy as > well. It seems to have worked reasonably well. > > As for xmlmessaging - I'm curious if others think that > 'xmlmessaging' will be used solely for e-commerce. Myself - > I think that's a rhetorical question! It will be used for > all kinds of things. > > This was my original thought when David mentioned the > whole question of either/or - I figured that the IETF > side was appropriate to work on the core xmlmessaging, > while the ebXML would work on using it for e-business. > > Of course, in later notes, I find that these two groups > are essentially the same people. This then raises a different > concern; the initial notes on xmlmessaging do not (and should > not!) say that it is only for e-business purposes. However, > it that is the only reason it gets developed at all, then I > would have a minor concern that we might not get the best > possible xmlmessaging spec available due to a focus on > e-business. > > I beginning to think that ebXML should go solve the problems > they need to solve - just don't pretend that you are solving > the generic xmlmessaging problem for everyone. If they *do* > solve it in a robust and reusable manner, great - then it is > available. Since most of the individuals (and their sponsoring > companies) are part of ebXML for e-business reasons, this makes > a lot of sense to me. This group wasn't formed to solve generic > problems, they were formed to solve e-business problems. > > If an ebXML result ends up missing essential non-e-business features, > then xmlmessaging will still have to be done separately. > > However - if ebXML wants to use a generic xmlmessaging capability as > a foundation, then it seems quite appropriate that a separate group > work on that portion of it, and that they include all appropriate > requirements, not just the e-business ones. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Chris Smith +1.416.348.6090 > Royal Bank chris.smith@royalbank.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Michie, Alan [ mailto:Alan.Michie@corpmail.telstra.com.au > <mailto:Alan.Michie@corpmail.telstra.com.au> ] > > Sent: February 17, 2000 03:59 PM > > To: 'David Burdett' > > Cc: ebXML Transport (E-mail); IETF Trade (E-mail) > > Subject: RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Messaging > > > > > > David, > > > > The group of people who developed IOTP have probably > > already decided what to do about the choice between > > using plain DTD's or some form of schema which allows > > element values to be described more precisely. > > > > Can you tell me what has been decided and why or refer > > me to some information on the web or in the email > > archive --- OR -- is the matter still > > under consideration for the xmlmessage spec? > >
- Re: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… Ofer Avineri
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… David Burdett
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… Smith, Chris
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… David Burdett
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… Michie, Alan
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… Michie, Alan
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… Rik Drummond
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… sutor
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… David Burdett
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… sutor
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… Rik Drummond
- Re: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… Kai Yokohama
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… Dick Brooks (E)
- RE: What's the right forum for developing XML Mes… David Burdett