Re: AI 96/Issue 7206: addition to generic extensibility section that advises on the use of response extensions

Ram,

Can you share your motivations for the additional sentence? I can't 
quite work out what problem you are trying to address.

- gp

On 8/17/2009 12:14 PM, Ram Jeyaraman wrote:
>
> I like to suggest a minor revision the proposed text. The changes 
> relative to the existing wording in the specifications is highlighted 
> below:. Thanks.
>
>  
>
> The elements defined in this specification MAY be extended at the 
> points indicated by their outlines and schema. Implementations MAY add 
> child elements and/or attributes at the
>
> indicated extension points but MUST NOT contradict the semantics of 
> the parent and/or owner, respectively. If a receiver does not 
> recognize an extension, the receiver SHOULD
>
> ignore that extension. Senders MAY indicate the presence of an 
> extension that has to be understood through the use of a corresponding 
> SOAP Header with a soap:mustUnderstand
>
> attribute with the value "1". In cases where it is either desirable or 
> necessary for the receiver of a request that has been extended to 
> indicate that it has recognized and accepted the semantics associated 
> with that extension, it is recommended that the receiver add a 
> corresponding extension to the response message.  The definition of an 
> extension should clearly specify how the extension that appears in the 
> response correlates with that in the corresponding request.
>
>  
>
> *From:* public-ws-resource-access-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:public-ws-resource-access-request@w3.org] *On Behalf Of 
> *Gilbert Pilz
> *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2009 2:46 PM
> *To:* public-ws-resource-access@w3.org
> *Subject:* AI 96/Issue 7206: addition to generic extensibility section 
> that advises on the use of response extensions
>
>  
>
> Attached is our generic "Considerations on the Use of Extensibility 
> Points" section with an additional sentence that advises on the use of 
> a response extensions to indicate recognition and acceptance of 
> request extensions.
>
> - gp
>