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Re: retry question

2008-08-10 23:06:08

Hi Ned,
At 08:30 PM 8/9/2008, Ned Freed wrote:
I was with up to this point. I agree MAY RETRY is too weak, but MUST RETRY goes too far because it ignores both context and local policy. For example, if after
some number of days you're still getting that 4yz on repeated attempts,
returning the message is entirely appropriate.

SHOULD RETRY is a better fit IMO.

I agree that SHOULD is better here. I was thinking "must" in terms of "do it unless you have a good reason not to". Obviously, a dose of common sense is applicable here. :-)

Regards,
-sm