Re: transID issues...

> Using Apex Access as an example of what is a general issue:
>  
>     1) If an Apex Access service receives a message that has no transID
> or an invalid transID, how does it form a valid "reply" message to
> indicate the error? The problem is that a reply requires a transID that
> is identical to the transID of the message being replied to. If the
> transID is missing or invalid, how should the service reply?
>     2) If an Apex Access service receives a message that does not
> conform to the Apex Access DTD's or is invalid XML, how does it decide
> what transID to use in a reply? The problem is that if the message
> doesn't conform, then any attempt to extract a transID from the message
> is probably pure guesswork.

bob - the answer in both cases is to drop the message. relays shouldn't be trying to validate content.

/mtr