IPP Mail Archive: IPP> Re: New internet draft: 'draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-02.txt'

IPP> Re: New internet draft: 'draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-02.txt'

harryl@us.ibm.com
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:27:16 -0600

Max, Glen... I would like to suggest you consider adding the "printer URL"
(ippURL?) to the list (below) of elements in the address book. This would
indicate the URL for sending print jobs via the Internet Printing Protocol
(see RFCs 2565, 2566 or the current Internet Drafts
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ipp-model-v11-04.txt ,
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ipp-protocol-v11-03.txt ).
Pragmatically, it will allow the entry to reflect one's "favorite printer"
just as the current definition carries the preferred "fax number".

Syntax:
<!ELEMENT provider (
providerName?,
providerIcon?,
wwwURL?,
generalMailtoURL?,
billingMailtoURL?,
businessCategory?,
x121Address?,
registeredAddress?,
destinationIndicator?,
preferredDeliveryMethod?,
telexNumber?,
teletexTerminalIdentifier?,
telephoneNumber?,
internationalISDNNumber?,
facsimileTelephoneNumber?,
street?,
postOfficeBox?,
postalCode?,
postalAddress?,
physicalDeliveryOfficeName?,
description?,
supportPtr* )>
<!ATTLIST provider
id ID #REQUIRED>

Harry Lewis
IBM Printing Systems
harryl@us.ibm.com

Maximilian Riegel <maximilian.riegel@icn.siemens.de> on 10/25/99 10:59:40
AM

To: roamops@tdmx.rutgers.edu
cc: "Zorn, Glen" <gwz@acm.org>, "Calhoun, Patrice" <pcalhoun@eng.sun.com>
Subject: New internet draft: 'draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-02.txt'

I have send a new version of the phone book draft named
'draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-02.txt' to the IETF. It should
appear on the list and in the archives in a few days.

A comprehensive revision of the last draft was undertaken to fix the
items mentioned in Oslo and on the mailing list. What's changed:

- Addition of a introductory paragraph emphasizing the application of
the phone book as standard format for exchanging information between
providers and the roaming consortium as well as between the roaming
consortium and the users.

- Usage of XML attributes for several elements to achieve a more
readable and compact representation of the phone book. In addition the
assigned values of XML attributes can be syntactically checked by a
XML Editor enforcing the compliance with the specification of the DTD
(document type definition). Even more by putting the attribute
definitions into a separate document and importing it by an external
reference into the DTD, extensibility of the specification without
modification of the basic DTD is achieved. This structure allows IANA
to maintain the attribute value space of the phone book.

- Refinements of several elements, e.g. the number of occurrences
allowed for the elements in the setup element, or the predefined
values for the attribute "type" of the "pop"-element "address" (former
addressType).

- Revision of the complete DTD according to the modifications
introduced by this version.

- Addition of a chapter "IANA considerations" (needs some more
sentences).

- Addition of a chapter containing simple examples of a roamops phone
book.

As always:
Comments are kindly appreciated.

Bye

Max