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> > Hi Russ,
> >
> > The following is from the FIX.4.4 spec
> > (http://fixprotocol.org/specifications/FIX.4.4, volume 2, page 29):
> >
> > "If during a Logon one receives a second connection attempt while a
> > valid FIX session is already underway for that same SenderCompID, it
> > is recommended that the session acceptor immediately terminate the
> > second connection attempt and not send a Logout message.
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Thanks - that's pretty much what I thought, but I had received an email
> from someone who wasn't happy with QuickFix doing that so I was
> wondering if other engines were doing something different.
> 
> It would be nice if FIX included an informational message type that
> could be used in these situations, e.g. one where the sequencer number
> was not relevant. It seems there are several situations where receiving
> a response message would be beneficial to the connecting system.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Russ

I agree wholeheartedly, Russ. It is completely unclear to the third party in 
this scenario as to why logon messages sent are unanswered. It would be much 
more helpful in diagnosing the root cause for that party if at least some 
message were sent, even if it were just an admin-level reject versus a logout 
message. If the FIX engine were smart enough, it wouldn't up the sequence 
number for that session if it were already active when it received another 
logon request and it decided to send a notification to the third party. Just my 
two cents.

- Paul


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