An STC "when" and "where" example

[Arnold Rots]

We are not talking about webservices in the abstract, but about an
astronomical service where it is, in my view, the duty of the server
to provide all available detail that is scientifically significant.

This is generally accepted practice, analogous to what is, for
instance, required for IAU Circulars.  See, e.g.,

	http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/DiscoveryInfo.html

  - Arnold


Alasdair Allan wrote:
> 
> Arnold Rots wrote:
> > I must say I take exception to an attitude that says: if you need more 
> > details than I bother to provide, that's tough luck for you - don't 
> > use my events.
> 
> Err, you're taking exception to it? It's not an attitude, it's a fairly 
> fundamental underlying assumption for several of the more popular 
> design patterns used in implementing web service architectures.
> 
> Sorry, but you've managed to totally confuse me, what do you object to?
> 
> Al.
> 
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