E-mail problems
The OIC has been researching E-commerce applications like the OICY2KRAMP project http://www.oic.org/3b1.htm
As XML is using the e-mail capability of the Internet as the transport mechanism rather than proprietary EDI Networks it is important to understand the limitations of e-mail at the moment
These limitations include:
1 2 % messages do not reach recipient for reasons such server down, domain name changed, ISP sold and new name not deployed
2 5% messages do not reach person because person left and e-mail address not notified to sender
3 multiple acknowledgement and reject messages
Notes:
As XML is proposing to use the E-mail capability of the Internet for E-commerce we have been carrying out research to see how effective e-mail over the Internet will be for E-commerce.
Please review the attached documents to evaluate the problems encountered.