Network Working Group                                           G. Klyne
Request for Comments: 3342                        Clearswift Corporation
Category: Standards Track                                        M. Rose
                                           Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.
                                                            M. Schwartz
                                                  Code On The Road, LLC
                                                               E. Dixon
                                                            H. Franklin
                                                                J. Kint
                                                                 D. New
                                                                S. Pead
                                                              July 2002


    The Application Exchange (APEX) Option Party Pack, Part Deux!

Status of this Memo

  This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
  Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
  improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
  Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
  and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

  Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

  Application Exchange (APEX), at its core, provides a best-effort
  application-layer datagram service.  Options are used to alter the
  semantics of the core service.  This memo defines various options to
  change the default behavior of APEX's "relaying mesh".

















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Table of Contents

  1.    The attachOverride Option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
  2.    The dataTiming Option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
  2.1   Upper-Bounds on Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
  2.1.1 Final Hop Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
  2.1.2 Timing Error Report  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
  2.2   Reporting on Delayed Delivery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
  2.2.1 Transient Timing Report  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
  3.    The hold4Endpoint Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
  4.    The dataHopping Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
  5.    Initial Registrations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
  5.1   Registration: The attachOverride Option  . . . . . . . . . . 15
  5.2   Registration: The dataTiming Option  . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
  5.3   Registration: The hold4Endpoint Option . . . . . . . . . . . 16
  5.4   Registration: The dataHopping Option . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
  6.    The APEX Party Pack DTD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
  7.    Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
        References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
  A.    Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
  B.    IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
        Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
        Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

1. The attachOverride Option

  Section 5.1 contains the APEX option registration for the
  "attachOverride" option.

  The default behavior of the APEX relaying mesh, in the absence of
  processing options, is to allow at most one application to attach as
  a particular endpoint, on a "first come, first served" basis.  The
  "attachOverride" option provides gives preference to the current
  application trying to attach.

  If this option is present in the "attach" operation (c.f., Section
  4.4.1 of [1]) and if any application is already attached as the
  specified endpoint, that endpoint has its attachment terminated
  (c.f., Section 4.4.3 of [1]) concurrently with processing of that
  "attach" operation.  The "code" attribute of the resulting
  "terminate" operation is set to 556.

  Note that any data being expected by the previously-attached
  application may instead be delivered to the last application to
  successfully attach.  Accordingly, applications should take care to
  properly deal with incoming data having unrecognized transaction-
  identifiers (c.f., Section 6.1.1 of [1]).




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  This option provides for a new attachment to automatically terminate
  any existing attachment for the same endpoint.  For example, this
  might be helpful when a new attachment is required from a different
  device while a previously-used device is still attached e.g.,

       +-------+                  +-------+
       |       | -- attach -----> |       |
       | appl. |                  | relay |
       |   #1  | <--------- ok -- |       |
       +-------+                  +-------+

     C: <attach endpoint='[email protected]' transID='1' />
     S: <ok />

   ... some time later appl #2 starts on a different computer ...

                                  +-------+                  +-------+
                                  |       | <----- attach -- |       |
       +-------+                  |       |                  | appl. |
       |       | <-- terminate -- | relay | -- ok ---------> |   #2  |
       | appl. |                  |       |                  +-------+
       |   #1  | -- ok ---------> |       |
       +-------+                  +-------+

               C: <attach endpoint='[email protected]' transID='2'>
                      <option internal='attachOverride' transID='3' />
                  </attach>
               S: <ok />

     C: <terminate transID='1' code='556'>overriden</terminate>
     S: <ok />

2. The dataTiming Option

  Section 5.2 contains the APEX option registration for the
  "dataTiming" option.  This option contains a "dataTiming" element
  (c.f., Section 6).

  The default behavior of the APEX relaying mesh is "immediate, best
  effort", and expects that all relays and endpoints are able to
  process and transfer data without delay -- in the absence of
  processing options, if a relay is unavailable, then data is silently
  dropped.  The "dataTiming" option provides for controlled queuing
  delays in processing, whilst providing reasonable deterministic
  behavior for the originator.






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  There are two types of delays addressed by the "dataTiming" option:

  o  delays in transit through the relaying mesh, possibly due to
     intermittent or slow connections, or congested relays; and,

  o  delays because the intended endpoint is not available to receive
     the data, when used in conjunction with the hold4Endpoint option
     (Section 3).

  Accordingly, the "dataTiming" option allows for:

  o  data to be discarded if not delivered within a finite amount of
     time as specified using the "noLaterThan" attribute (Section 2.1);

  o  a "statusResponse" message (c.f., Section 5.1 of [1]) to be
     generated if data is not delivered within a known amount of time
     as specified using the "reportAfter" attribute (Section 2.2); and,

  o  an upper limit on the amount of time for the "statusResponse"
     message to be delivered using the "returnTrip" attribute (Section
     2.1.1), after which the sender may presume the message to be lost.

  This option does not provide any functionality with respect to the
  priority of the data.  Nor does this option have any effect on other
  parts of the relaying process.

  Further, note that because this option is processed on a per-hop
  basis, the originator must set the "targetHop" attribute to the value
  "all" and the "mustUnderstand" attribute to the value "true".

2.1 Upper-Bounds on Delivery

  The "noLaterThan" attribute of the "dataTiming" option provides for
  control over delays that may occur in transit through the relaying
  mesh or to the recipient endpoint.

  If this option is present in the "data" operation (c.f., Section
  4.4.4 of [1]) and the value of the "noLaterThan" attribute is non-
  zero, then:

  o  For Step 5.2 of Section 4.4.4.1 of [1]:

     Immediately prior to sending the data to the next relay, the value
     of the "noLaterThan" attribute is adjusted to reflect the
     processing time of the data at the local relay (e.g., the time
     required to determine the next relay, to successfully issue a
     "bind" operation, and then be ready to immediately issue a "data"
     operation).



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     If the value of the "noLaterThan" attribute becomes less than or
     equal to zero, an error in processing has occurred, the data
     element is not sent to the next relay, and if the "reportErrors"
     attribute is true, the APEX report service is invoked to send a
     timing error report.

  o  For Step 5.3 of Section 4.4.4.1 of [1]:

     If the relay does not receive an "ok" element from the recipient
     endpoint within the number of milli-seconds indicated by the value
     of the "noLaterThan" attribute, an error in processing has
     occurred, and if the "reportErrors" attribute is true, the APEX
     report service is invoked to send a timing error report.

     Otherwise, if the data is successfully transmitted to the
     recipient, and the "returnTrip" attribute is non-zero, the APEX
     report service is invoked to send a final hop report.

  Note that in some cases, a relay may be able to predict this outcome
  without actually connecting to the next relay; if so, a timing error
  report may be sent without connecting to the next relay.

2.1.1 Final Hop Report

  If the APEX report service (c.f., Section 6.2 of [1]) is invoked to
  send a final hop report, it issues a data operation with:

  o  its originator identifying the report service associated with the
     issuing relay

  o  its recipient identifying the endpoint address of the originator
     associated with the "dataTiming" option

  o  a new "dataTiming" option having:

     *  its "noLaterThan" attribute equal to the "returnTrip" attribute
        of the original "dataTiming" option

     *  and no other attributes present

  o  its content consisting of a "statusResponse" element having:

     *  its "transID" attribute equal to the "transID" attribute of the
        "dataTiming" option

     *  and identifying the original recipient with a permanent success
        indicator




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  For example:

                                 +-------+                  +-------+
                                 |       | -- data -------> |       |
                                 | relay |                  | appl. |
                                 |       | <--------- ok -- |   #2  |
                                 +-------+                  +-------+

    C: <data content='cid:[email protected]'>
           <originator identity='[email protected]' />
           <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
           <option internal='dataTiming' targetHop='all'
                   mustUnderstand='true' transID='86'>
               <dataTiming noLaterThan='10000' returnTrip='20000' />
           </option>
       </data>
    S: <ok />

      +-------+                  +-------+
      |       | <------- data -- |       |
      | appl. |                  | relay |
      |   #1  | -- ok ---------> |       |
      +-------+                  +-------+

    C: <data content='#Content'>
           <originator identity='[email protected]' />
           <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
           <option internal='dataTiming' targetHop='all'
                   mustUnderstand='true' transID='99'>
               <dataTiming noLaterThan='20000' />
           </option>
           <data-content Name='Content'>
               <statusResponse transID='86'>
                   <destination identity='[email protected]'>
                       <reply code='250' />
                   </destination>
               </statusResponse>
           </data-content>
       </data>
    S: <ok />











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2.1.2 Timing Error Report

  If the APEX report service (c.f., Section 6.2 of [1]) is invoked to
  send a timing error report, it issues a data operation with:

  o  its originator identifying the report service associated with the
     issuing relay

  o  its recipient identifying the endpoint address of the originator
     associated with the "dataTiming" option

  o  its content consisting of a "statusResponse" element having:

     *  its "transID" attribute equal to the "transID" attribute of the
        "dataTiming" option

     *  and identifying the original recipient with a permanent failure
        indicator

































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  For example:

      +-------+                  +-------+
      |       | -- data -------> |       |
      | appl. |                  | relay |
      |       | <--------- ok -- |       |
      +-------+                  +-------+

    C: <data content='cid:[email protected]'>
           <originator identity='[email protected]' />
           <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
           <option internal='dataTiming' targetHop='all'
                   mustUnderstand='true' transID='86'>
               <dataTiming noLaterThan='6000' reportErrors='true' />
           </option>
       </data>
    S: <ok />

     ... some time later ...

         +-------+                  +-------+
         |       | <------- data -- |       |
         | appl. |                  | relay |
         |       | -- ok ---------> |       |
         +-------+                  +-------+

       C: <data content='#Content'>
              <originator identity='[email protected]' />
              <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
              <data-content Name='Content'>
                  <statusResponse transID='86'>
                      <destination identity='[email protected]'>
                          <reply code='550' />
                      </destination>
                  </statusResponse>
              </data-content>
          </data>
       S: <ok />

2.2 Reporting on Delayed Delivery

  The "reportAfter" attribute of the "dataTiming" option provides for
  the originator to be notified if delivery is delayed beyond a
  specified time.  Delivery of the data is not affected.  Note that if
  the value of the "noLaterThan" attribute is non-zero, then it
  provides the operational upper-bounds for the "reportAfter"
  attribute.




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  If this option is present in the "data" operation (c.f., Section
  4.4.4 of [1]) and the value of the "reportAfter" attribute is non-
  zero, then:

  o  For Step 5.2 of Section 4.4.4.1 of [1]:

     Immediately prior to sending the data to the next relay, the value
     of the "reportAfter" attribute is adjusted to reflect the
     processing time of the data at the local relay (e.g., the time
     required to determine the next relay, to successfully issue a
     "bind" operation, and then be ready to immediately issue a "data"
     operation).

     If the value of the "reportAfter" attribute becomes less than or
     equal to zero, then its value is set to zero and the APEX report
     service is invoked to send a transient timing report; regardless,
     the data element is sent to the next relay.

  o  For Step 5.3 of Section 4.4.4.1 of [1]:

     If the relay does not receive an "ok" element from the recipient
     endpoint within the number of milli-seconds indicated by the value
     of the "reportAfter" attribute, then its value is set to zero and
     the APEX report service is invoked to send a transient timing
     report.

2.2.1 Transient Timing Report

  If the APEX report service (c.f., Section 6.2 of [1]) is invoked to
  send a transient timing report, it issues a data operation with:

  o  its originator identifying the report service associated with the
     issuing relay

  o  its recipient identifying the endpoint address of the originator
     associated with the "dataTiming" option

  o  its content consisting of a "statusResponse" element having:

     *  its "transID" attribute equal to the "transID" attribute of the
        "dataTiming" option

     *  and identifying the original recipient with a transient success
        indicator







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  For example:

       +-------+                  +-------+
       |       | -- data -------> |       |
       | appl. |                  | relay |
       |   #1  | <--------- ok -- |       |
       +-------+                  +-------+

     C: <data content='cid:[email protected]'>
            <originator identity='[email protected]' />
            <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
            <option internal='dataTiming' targetHop='all'
                    mustUnderstand='true' transID='86'>
                <dataTiming reportAfter='60000' />
            </option>
        </data>
     S: <ok />

   ... some time later ...

                                  +-------+                  +-------+
                                  |       | <------- data -- |       |
                                  | relay |                  | relay |
                                  |  #n-1 | -- ok ---------> |   #n  |
                                  +-------+                  +-------+

     C: <data content='#Content'>
            <originator identity='[email protected]' />
            <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
            <data-content Name='Content'>
                <statusResponse transID='86'>
                    <destination identity='[email protected]'>
                        <reply code='350' />
                    </destination>
                </statusResponse>
            </data-content>
        </data>
     S: <ok />

3. The hold4Endpoint Option

  Section 5.3 contains the APEX option registration for the
  "hold4Endpoint" option.

  The default behavior of the APEX relaying mesh, in the absence of
  processing options, is to silently drop data for a recipient if its
  endpoint isn't attached.  The "hold4Endpoint" option provides for
  data to be queued if the recipient endpoint is not attached.



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  If this option is present in the "data" operation (c.f., Section
  4.4.4 of [1]), and the value of the "hold4Endpoint" attribute is true
  then:

  o  For Step 5.3 of Section 4.4.4.1 of [1]:

     If the recipient's endpoint is not currently attached, the relay
     will queue the data waiting for an application to attach as that
     endpoint.

  Note that in the absence of an upper-bounds on delivery, such as
  limits provided by the dataTiming option (Section 2), the data will
  be queued indefinitely for the endpoint.






































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  For example:

       +-------+                  +-------+
       |       | -- data -------> |       |
       | appl. |                  | relay |
       |   #1  | <--------- ok -- |       |
       +-------+                  +-------+

     C: <data content='cid:[email protected]'>
            <originator identity='[email protected]' />
            <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
            <option internal='hold4Endpoint' />
            <option internal='dataTiming' targetHop='all'
                    mustUnderstand='true' transID='86'>
                <dataTiming noLaterThan='60000' />
            </option>
        </data>
     S: <ok />

   ... some time later the recipient's endpoint attaches ...

                                  +-------+                  +-------+
                                  |       | <----- attach -- |       |
                                  |       |                  |       |
                                  |       | -- ok ---------> |       |
                                  | relay |                  | appl. |
                                  |       | -- data -------> |   #2  |
                                  |       |                  |       |
                                  |       | <--------- ok -- |       |
                                  +-------+                  +-------+

     C: <attach endpoint='[email protected]' transID='2'>
            <option internal='attachOverride' transID='3' />
        </attach>
     S: <ok />

     C: <data content='cid:[email protected]'>
            <originator identity='[email protected]' />
            <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
            <option internal='hold4Endpoint' />
            <option internal='dataTiming' targetHop='all'
                    mustUnderstand='true' transID='86'>
                <dataTiming noLaterThan='18000' />
            </option>
        </data>
     S: <ok />





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4. The dataHopping Option

  To detect misconfigurations that cause forwarding loops in the APEX
  relaying mesh, the APEX pubsub service re-introduces a mechanism
  similar to the IP TTL [2] mechanism, in the form of an APEX option.
  Section 5.4 contains the APEX option registration for the
  "dataHopping" option.

  If this option is present in the "data" operation (c.f., Section
  4.4.4 of [1]) and the value of the "noMoreThan" attribute is non-
  zero, then:

  o  For Step 5.2 of Section 4.4.4.1 of [1]:

     Immediately prior to sending the data to the next relay, the value
     of the "noMoreThan" attribute is reduced by 1.

     If the value of the "noMoreThan" attribute becomes less than or
     equal to zero, an error in processing has occurred, the data
     element is not sent to the next relay, and if the "reportErrors"
     attribute is true, the APEX report service is invoked to send an
     error report.

  Further, note that because this option is processed on a per-hop
  basis, the originator must set the "targetHop" attribute to the value
  "all" and the "mustUnderstand" attribute to the value "true".

  If the APEX report service (c.f., Section 6.2 of [1]) is invoked to
  send an error report, it issues a data operation with:

  o  its originator identifying the report service associated with the
     issuing relay

  o  its recipient identifying the endpoint address of the originator
     associated with the "dataHopping" option

  o  its content consisting of a "statusResponse" element having:

     *  its "transID" attribute equal to the "transID" attribute of the
        "dataHopping" option

     *  and identifying the original recipient with a permanent failure
        indicator








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  For example:

      +-------+                  +-------+
      |       | -- data -------> |       |
      | appl. |                  | relay |
      |       | <--------- ok -- |   #1  |
      +-------+                  +-------+

    C: <data content='cid:[email protected]'>
           <originator identity='appl=pubsub/[email protected]' />
           <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
           <option internal='dataHopping' targetHop='all'
                   mustUnderstand='true' transID='86'>
               <dataHopping noMoreThan='2' reportErrors='true' />
           </option>
       </data>
    S: <ok />
                                 +-------+                  +-------+
                                 |       | -- data -------> |       |
                                 | relay |                  | relay |
                                 |   #1  | <--------- ok -- |   #2  |
                                 +-------+                  +-------+

    C: <data content='cid:[email protected]'>
           <originator identity='appl=pubsub/[email protected]' />
           <recipient identity='[email protected]' />
           <option internal='dataHopping' targetHop='all'
                   mustUnderstand='true' transID='86'>
               <dataHopping noMoreThan='1' reportErrors='true' />
           </option>
       </data>
    S: <ok />



















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  relay #2 determines that further relaying is necessary:

      +-------+                  +-------+
      |       | <------- data -- |       |
      | relay |                  | relay |
      |   #1  | -- ok ---------> |   #2  |
      +-------+                  +-------+

    C: <data content='#Content'>
           <originator identity='[email protected]' />
           <recipient identity='appl=pubsub/[email protected]' />
           <data-content Name='Content'>
               <statusResponse transID='86'>
                   <destination identity='[email protected]'>
                       <reply code='550' />
                   </destination>
               </statusResponse>
           </data-content>
       </data>
    S: <ok />

5. Initial Registrations

  The APEX option registration template is defined in Section 7.1 of
  [1].

5.1 Registration: The attachOverride Option

  Option Identification: attachOverride

  Present in: APEX's "attach" element

  Contains: nothing

  Processing Rules: c.f., Section 1

  Contact Information: c.f., the "Authors' Addresses" section of this
     memo













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5.2 Registration: The dataTiming Option

  Option Identification: dataTiming

  Present in: APEX's "data" element

  Contains: dataTiming (c.f., Section 6)

  Processing Rules: c.f., Section 2

  Contact Information: c.f., the "Authors' Addresses" section of this
     memo

5.3 Registration: The hold4Endpoint Option

  Option Identification: hold4Endpoint

  Present in: APEX's "data" element

  Contains: nothing

  Processing Rules: c.f., Section 3

  Contact Information: c.f., the "Authors' Addresses" section of this
     memo

5.4 Registration: The dataHopping Option

  Option Identification: dataHopping

  Present in: APEX's "data" element

  Contains: dataHopping (c.f., Section 6)

  Processing Rules: c.f., Section 4

  Contact Information: c.f., the "Authors' Addresses" section of this
     memo













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6. The APEX Party Pack DTD

  <!--
    DTD for the APEX option party pack, as of 2001-05-14


    Refer to this DTD as:

      <!ENTITY % APEXPARTY PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD APEX PARTY//EN" "">
      %APEXPARTY;
    -->

  <!ENTITY % APEXCORE PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD APEX CORE//EN"
  %APEXCORE;

  <!--
    DTD data types:

         entity        syntax/reference     example
         ======        ================     =======
      hopcount
          HOPS         0..255               17

      milli-seconds
          MILLISECS    0..2147483647        60000
    -->

  <!ENTITY  % HOPS     "CDATA">
  <!ENTITY  % MILLISECS
                        "CDATA">


  <!ELEMENT dataHopping EMPTY>
  <!ATTLIST dataHopping
            noMoreThan  %HOPS;            "0"
            reportErrors
                        (true|false)      "false">

  <!ELEMENT dataTiming  EMPTY>
  <!ATTLIST dataTiming
            noLaterThan %MILLISECS;       "0"
            returnTrip  %MILLISECS;       "0"
            reportAfter %MILLISECS;       "0"
            reportErrors
                        (true|false)      "false">






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7. Security Considerations

  Consult [1]'s Section 11 for a discussion of security issues.

  In addition:

  o  The dataTiming option (Section 2) may be used to expose private
     network topology.  Accordingly, an administrator may wish to
     choose to disable this option except at the ingress/egress points
     for its administrative domain.

  o  The hold4Endpoint option (Section 3) may be used to facilitate
     denial-of-service attacks.  Accordingly, an administrator may wish
     to impose administrative limits on this attribute (e.g., always
     require that the "dataTiming" option also be present with a
     short-lived "noLaterThan" attribute).

References

  [1]   Rose, M., Klyne, G. and D. Crocker, "The Application Exchange
        Core", RFC 3340, July 2002.

  [2]   Postel, J., "Internet Protocol", STD 5, RFC 791, September
        1981.

  [3]   Newman, D., "Deliver By SMTP Service Extension", RFC 2852, June
        2000.
























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Appendix A. Acknowledgements

  The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Chris Newman
  and Bob Wyman.  Further, the dataTiming option is similar in function
  to "Deliver By" SMTP service extension defined by Dan Newman in [3].

Appendix B. IANA Considerations

  The IANA completed the registrations specified in Section 5.










































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Authors' Addresses

  Graham Klyne
  Clearswift Corporation
  1310 Waterside
  Arlington Business Park
  Theale, Reading  RG7 4SA
  UK

  Phone: +44 11 8903 8903
  EMail: [email protected]


  Marshall T. Rose
  Dover Beach Consulting, Inc.
  POB 255268
  Sacramento, CA  95865-5268
  US

  Phone: +1 916 483 8878
  EMail: [email protected]


  Michael F. Schwartz
  Code On The Road, LLC

  EMail: [email protected]
  URI:   http://www.CodeOnTheRoad.com


  Eric Dixon

  EMail: [email protected]


  Huston Franklin

  EMail: [email protected]


  Jay Kint

  EMail: [email protected]








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  Darren New
  5390 Caminito Exquisito
  San Diego, CA  92130
  US

  Phone: +1 858 350 9733
  EMail: [email protected]


  Scott Pead

  EMail: [email protected]







































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