- From: Jean-Jacques Moreau <moreau@crf.canon.fr>
- Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:23:23 +0200
- To: Christopher Ferris <chris.ferris@sun.com>
- CC: Noah_Mendelsohn@lotus.com, xml-dist-app@w3.org, Jean-Jacques Moreau <moreau@crf.canon.fr>
+1 to "sent further" (In fact, this is what I meant to write in the first place; somehow the intention got lost along the message path from the initial sender (brain) to the ultimate receiver (fingers).) Jean-Jacques. Christopher Ferris wrote: > +1 to consistency. > > I have no preference for forwarded vs relayed. > > In fact, the cited text says "sent further > along the message path" which I prefer to either forwarded > or relayed. > > How 'bout: > > "A SOAP intermediary is a SOAP receiver, target-able from with a SOAP > message, that is neither the intial SOAP sender nor the ultimate > receiver of that message. It processes a SOAP message according to the > SOAP processing model. A consequence of processing is that the SOAP message > is sent further along the SOAP message path to the next SOAP node." > > I could just as easily be convinced that 'relayed' is appropriate. > It does have a well understood architype. Let's pick one and use > it consistently throughout. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > Noah_Mendelsohn@lotus.com wrote: > > > Chris Ferris suggests: > > > > "A SOAP intermediary is a SOAP receiver, target-able from with a SOAP > > message, that is neither the intial SOAP sender nor the ultimate > > receiver of that message. It processes a SOAP message according to the > > SOAP > > processing model. A consequence of processing is that the SOAP message > > is forwarded further along the SOAP message path to the next SOAP node." > > > > Mostly, I like it, but I have a quibble with the word "forwarded". The > > text in the SOAP 1.2 WD uses the term "relayed" [1]: > > > > "If the SOAP node is a SOAP intermediary, the SOAP message pattern and > > results of processing (e.g. no fault generated) MAY require that the SOAP > > message be sent further along the SOAP message path. Such relayed SOAP > > messages MUST contain all SOAP header blocks and the SOAP body blocks from > > the original SOAP message, in the original order, except that SOAP header > > blocks targeted at the SOAP intermediary MUST be removed (such SOAP blocks > > are removed regardless of whether they were processed or ignored). > > Additional SOAP header blocks MAY be inserted at any point in the SOAP > > message, and such inserted SOAP header blocks MAY be indistinguishable > > from one or more just removed (effectively leaving them in place, but > > emphasizing the need to reinterpret at each SOAP node along the SOAP > > message path.)" > > > > I have a very slight preference for relayed, but I think we should use > > either "forwarded" or "relayed" consistently throughout the specification. > > > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-soap12-20010709/#_Toc478383605 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Noah Mendelsohn Voice: 1-617-693-4036 > > Lotus Development Corp. Fax: 1-617-693-8676 > > One Rogers Street > > Cambridge, MA 02142 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > >
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