On 19/08/2011 16:03, Nigel Deakin wrote:
> I have logged this JIRA issue, which I hope is self-explanatory:
> http://java.net/jira/browse/JMS_SPEC-50
>
I forgot to mention that this change was proposed by Tom.
> Any objections?
>
> In the JMS Specification 1.1, Chapter 1.3 "What Is Required by JMS" says:
>
> "Providers of JMS point-to-point functionality are not required to provide publish/subscribe functionality and vice versa."
>
> However Java EE 6 in Section EE.2.7.8 "Java™ Message Service (JMS)" says
>
> "The Java Message Service is a standard API for messaging that supports reliable point-to-point messaging as well as the
> publish-subscribe model. This specification requires a JMS provider that implements both point-to-point messaging as
> well as publish-subscribe messaging."
>
> It is proposed to change the JMS specification to bring it in to line with Java EE, and make it mandatory for a
> standalone JMS provider to implement both point-to-point messaging (Queues) and publish-subscribe messaging (Topics).
>