RE: Capability terminology

["McIntyre, Lloyd" <Lloyd.McIntyre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Graham Klyne [SMTP:GK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Friday, November 13, 1998 5:54 AM
> To:	Dan Wing
> Cc:	conneg WG; ietf-fax@xxxxxxx
> Subject:	Re: Capability terminology
> 
> At 14:05 12/11/98 -0800, Dan Wing wrote:
> >On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Graham Klyne wrote:
> >
> >> >"Exchange" is a two-way transaction.  I "exchange" US dollars for
> >> >a foreign currency (two-way transaction).  I "exchange" my efforts
> >> >at work for my paycheck.  My body "exchanges" oxygen for carbon
> >> >dioxide.
	[McIntyre, Lloyd]  snip ...
>  I do not see the sender disclosing any of its capabilities to the
> recipient
> in G3 fax.  In eifax, the existence of certain MDN request extensions
> might
> give some clues, but I still see no two-way transaction here.  I think
> that
> is "capability identification".  But it is also called "capability
> exchange" by some, hence my definition.
> 
> Anyway, do you wish to propose an alternative definition for
> "capability
> exchange"?
> 
> And a question to ALL:  are these definitions helpful, and where
> should
> they appear?
	[McIntyre, Lloyd]  Definitely helpful, eifax seems like a good
home since that is were the top view of capabilities resides.


	[McIntyre, Lloyd]  snip..