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#1 : I fully agree that custom messages / tags / values are a necessary evil. Users of custom messages / tags / values are fully aware that extra custom coding is required because off the shelf FIX engines would not process them and usually this extra code would lead to a loss of performance. But they do this because the functionality they need is not provided by standard FIX messages / tags / values. #2 : I do not think "Providing a simple way to publish custom messages rewards and reinforces divergence not uniformity." Whether there is a place in http://fixprotocol.org/ to publish a custom message or not, those who want / need to use custom messages would do so since the protocol permits it. Since there is already a repository for custom tags, I thought a repository for custom messages would serve a similar purpose. #3.1 : There may be many U1 custom messages each having different purpose and structure. By studying the structure and fields of User defined messages published, we can gain insight into the gap between standard FIX messages and the needs of electronic trading community which would help in further development of the protocol. #3.2 : Users who create custom messages to keep their systems proprietary would not publish their custom messages in the repository #3.3 : In the user defined fields repository, I see many fields having only description "Reserved" example 5187, 5239, 5241-5248, 5268 etc, what use does this serve? I fully agree its not free and we have to weigh the cost vs. the benefit of new initiatives carefully. [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[email protected]] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/FIX-Protocol?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
