Subject: IPP> PRO - Transaction protocol anyone?

From: Carl-Uno Manros <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 10:33:10 PST

FYI,

 A Revised Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts 
 directories.                                                              

       Title     : Transaction Internet Protocol                           
       Author(s) : J. Lyon, K. Evans, J. Klein
       Filename  : draft-lyon-itp-nodes-01.txt
       Pages     : 17
       Date      : 02/10/1997

In many applications where different nodes cooperate on some work, there is
a need to guarantee that the work happens atomically. That is, each node 
must reach the same conclusion as to whether the work is to be completed, 
even in the face of failures.  This document proposes a simple, 
easily-implemented protocol for achieving this end.                        

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Carl-Uno Manros
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