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Re: Modifications to ESS document

1997-12-18 13:21:13
All,

I agree with the spirit of Jim's proposal and with Russ' proposed added
sentences.

However, I believe that we should discuss Jim's matrix before accepting it.
I believe that the following modified matrix should apply:    

   Previous  |
   Policy    |             MLA B's Receipt Policy
  (MLA A's   |
   Policy)   | none      insteadOf     inAdditionTo      missing
--------------------------------------------------------------------
none         | none       none            none          none
insteadOf    | none  insteadOf(A+B)  insteadOf(A+B)     insteadOf(A)      
inAdditionTo | none  insteadOf(A+B)  inAdditionTo(A+B)  inAditionTo(A)
missing      | none  insteadOf(B)    inAddtionTo(B)     missing

The changes are that Mail List Agent (MLA) B always includes MLA A's
insteadOf and inAdditionTo requirements.  Specifically, I changed "B" to
"A+B" in column 2 of Jim's matrix.  Consider the following examples:

1) Row 2, Col 2:  MLA A's MLReceiptPolicy states that the recipients must
return a signedReceipt to MLA A instead of the originator.  MLA B's
MLReceiptPolicy states that the recipients must return a signedReceipt to
MLA B instead of the originator.  MLA B processes the SignedData sent by MLA
A.  MLA B creates a MLReceiptPolicy in the new SignedData to be sent to the
ML that states that the recipients must return signedReceipts to both MLA A
and MLA B instead of the originator.  This respects MLA A's requirement to
send signed receipts to MLA A instead of the originator and includes MLA B's
requirement for recipients to send signed receipts to MLA B instead of the
originator.

2) Row 2, Col 3:  MLA A's MLReceiptPolicy states that the recipients must
return a signedReceipt to MLA A instead of the originator.  MLA B's
MLReceiptPolicy states that the recipients must return a signedReceipt to
MLA B in addition to the originator.  MLA B processes the SignedData sent by
MLA A.  MLA B creates a MLReceiptPolicy in the new SignedData to be sent to
the ML that states that the recipients must return signedReceipts to both
MLA A and MLA B instead of the originator.  This respects MLA A's
requirement to send signed receipts to MLA A instead of the originator and
includes MLA B's requirement for recipients to send signed receipts to MLA B.

3) Row 3, Col 2:  MLA A's MLReceiptPolicy states that the recipients must
return a signedReceipt to MLA A in addition to the originator.  MLA B's
MLReceiptPolicy states that the recipients must return a signedReceipt to
MLA B instead of the originator.  MLA B processes the SignedData sent by MLA
A.  MLA B creates a MLReceiptPolicy in the new SignedData to be sent to the
ML that states that the recipients must return signedReceipts to both MLA A
and MLA B instead of the originator.  This respects MLA A's requirement to
send signed receipts to MLA A and includes MLA B's requirement for
recipients to send signed receipts to MLA B instead of the originator.

4) Row 3, Col 3:  MLA A's MLReceiptPolicy states that the recipients must
return a signedReceipt to MLA A in addition to the originator.  MLA B's
MLReceiptPolicy states that the recipients must return a signedReceipt to
MLA B in addition to the originator.  MLA B processes the SignedData sent by
MLA A.  MLA B creates a MLReceiptPolicy in the new SignedData to be sent to
the ML that states that the recipients must return signedReceipts to both
MLA A and MLA B in addition to the originator.  This respects MLA A's
requirement to send signed receipts to MLA A in addition to the originator
and includes MLA B's requirement for recipients to send signed receipts to
MLA B in addition to the originator.

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John Pawling   
jsp(_at_)jgvandyke(_dot_)com                             
J.G. Van Dyke & Associates, Inc.           
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