[rabbitmq-discuss] Publisher confirms when the unexpected happens

[Chris Duncan]

Hi Matthias,

On 12/01/13 12:19, Matthias Radestock wrote:
> Chris,
>
> That behaviour is perfectly normal and expected. See my reply to your 
> other message.
>
> The fact that you have the channel in confirm mode is irrelevant here, 
> since you are not actually looking at the confirmations. If you did 
> then you'd know which message definitely have been received and 
> processed by the broker. But you still wouldn't have an "all or 
> nothing" guarantee. Transactions are the closest you can get for that.
>
Thanks for your replies. Just kicking around some 'what if' scenarios 
and it's always useful to have a good idea about possible outcomes.

Cheers