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Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 09:01:14 -0400
From: Berin Loritsch <bloritsch@apache.org>
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Subject: Re: [ Timer Service ] Cron-like configuration
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Richard Monson-Haefel wrote:

> Personally, I feel that the timer service API is far too limited.  I wrote
> an article that discussed the use of cron like configuration ... I would
> like to know if we can offer this sort of thing as a non-standard option - I
> have a feeling if we do it, the next EJB JSR will adopt it.
> 
> Here is a link to the article I wrote:
> http://www.theserverside.com/resources/article.jsp?l=MonsonHaefel-Column4


In avalon-components we have a scheduler service available.  It can be adapted
for use in this project.  IMO it would be better to adopt and enhance an
existing project than to start it up from scratch.


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