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[Rex Brooks]

Hi Gary, I'm assuming that this is for the CAP-IPAWS Profile, so I am copying that list with this message, and we can discuss it at tomorrow's meeting. Cheers, Rex At 6:44 AM -0400 6/1/09, Gary Ham wrote: >This comment was passed to me from IBM's the design team at EADIS >team working on the new DM-OPEN interfaces. They would like to add >the following language: > >"(4) MAY also be used when <scope> value is "Public" to mean that >the contained addresses are required destinations, but that >retransmission to other addresses is allowed as necessary." > >Note that this change requires no change in schema and will not >affect other implementations of CAP, but will allow CAP messages to >be retransmitted when certain known addresses are required, but >there may be an unknown set of others who would also benefit from >the message. This would also make wrapping a CAP Message in a >Distribution Element for retransmission a bit easier. > >R/S > > >Gary A. Ham ><http://grandpaham.com>http://grandpaham.com >703-899-6241 >Grandpa can do IT! > -- Rex Brooks President, CEO Starbourne Communications Design GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison Berkeley, CA 94702 Tel: 510-898-0670