Re: [Enum] a suggestion re: using flags to distinguish post-ENUM signaling f lows

> ==> I take your point regarding the headaches w/changes to clients.
> ==> However, I'm not sure I agree that this is limited to carrier/infra-
> ==> ENUM, at least if we think of that in terms of traditional telcos/
> ==> cellcos. For example, does this discussion really bear no relevance
> ==> to enterprise applications (e.g., I want to call into my company's
> ==> IP PBX while I'm on the road?)
> 
> It appears that the proposed 'g' flag is appropriate only for SIP use 
> within Carrier ENUM, so one could WELL argue that this is an issue for the 
> SIP URI - I don't see how it can be used for other Enumservices (like 
> email:mailto, for example). Perhaps adding a SIP parameter (akin to ;user=phone) 
> would be more appropriate, or adding a new Enumservice to run alongside the 
> existing SIP one (i.e. to develop a new Enumservice definition RFC to specify 
> a SIP Gateway service)?

That would be my strong recommendation.

Something like E2U+sip:pstngw

> 
> ==> That would have a similar effect to the flag proposal, in the sense
> ==> that the contents of the ENUM NAPTR offer guidance on what to do next
> ==> (which is really what I'm after)
> 
> ==> For the sake of discussion, here's a similar example using the 
> recently-==> standardized Enumservice mms:mailto... an 'm' flag 
> indicating that the ==> NAPTR recipient should now look for an MX 
> Resource Record.

Lets not even start a discussion over using the flag field ..I do't 
think that will go very far. IMHO a non starter.

URI extentions or Enumservice definitions are the way to go

> 
> all the best,
>    Lawrence
> 
> 
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