I am glad you pointed that out, Stuart!!  I must confess, I did feel
a vague sense of disorientation when I read from someone so obviously
knowledgeable the statement, "I'm not sure what MQSeries is".  I bet
you IBM account manager would have been even more worried!

Enjoy what remains of your weekend.

Gervas

PS I think you deserve an invitation to Hursley!


--- In [email protected], Stuart
Charlton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Gervas,
>
> My statement wasn't clear -- I'm quite aware of WebSphere MQ as a
product, having used it for years -- I mean I'm not sure whether it
is most appropriately used as a transfer or transport protocol (I've
treated it as both, in retrospect, depending on the context).
>
> Stu
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Gervas Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 4:10:50 AM
> Subject: [service-orientated-architecture] Re: MQSeries vs. ESB
>
>    Stuart,

>  MQSeries is an IBM product.  MQ stands for "message-queueing".  I
>  believe it was developed at Hursley, near Winchester in England -
a
>  site some of you are well familiar with.  As Anne has pointed out
>  they now preface MQSeries with the sub-brand WebSphere.  I am sure
IBM
>  's website can fill you in on the details.

>  Gervas

>  --- In [email protected], Stuart
>  Charlton <stuartcharlton@> wrote:
>  >
>  > Fair enough, I can accept that distinction and note the
distinction
>  in the future.   I'm not sure what MQSeries is, I think it can be
>  either transport or transfer, depending on whether the message
embeds
>  operations or not.
>  >
>  > But I must admit, I've searched around a fair amount when you
first
>  brought up the distinction, and have never heard a clear
distinction
>  between transfer and transport other than in the terminological
notes
>  of IETF RFC's and your own blog entries advocating the
distinction! 
>  I just don't think the terminological differences (while
reasonable
>  and useful) are broadly established in the IT industry, though
>  perhaps I'm wrong.  The terms have in practice been used
>  interchangeably, in my experience.
>  >
>  > Stu
>  >
>  >
>  > ----- Original Message ----
>  > From: Mark Baker <distobj@>
>  > To: [email protected]
>  > Sent: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 11:21:37 AM
>  > Subject: Re: [service-orientated-architecture] Re: MQSeries vs.
ESB
>  >
>  >    On 5/8/06, Stuart Charlton <stuartcharlton@> wrote:
>  >  > Let me correct myself and say "transfer" protocol instead of
>  transport.  Utimately, they're a way of moving bits with various
>  differences in reliability, performance, available message
exchange
>  patterns, schemes to describe resources.
>  > 
>  >  That's not the case, Stu.  Transport protocols move bits,
transfer
>  >  protocols don't.  Transfer protocols are used atop transport
>  protocols
>  >  for this reason.
>  > 
>  >  Try looking at it this way; a trans*fer* protocol is to a trans*
>  port*
>  >  protocol, as a supplier agreement is to a delivery truck.  That
is,
>  >  transport only gets the goods to the door, while the
>  >  agreement/contract gets them *in* the door.
>  > 
>  >  Mark.
>  > 
>  > 
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