Re: [sipcore] draft-ietf-sipcore-subnot-etags: When to include SIP-Etag in NOTIFY?

Adam Roach <adam@nostrum.com> Wed, 07 April 2010 21:40 UTC

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Subject: Re: [sipcore] draft-ietf-sipcore-subnot-etags: When to include SIP-Etag in NOTIFY?
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On 4/7/10 4:31 PM, Christer Holmberg wrote:
> Hi,
>
>    
>>> So, the question is: is a subnot-etags compliant notifier required
>>> to insert the SIP-Etag in *every* NOT request, or only in the cases
>>> explicitly described in Section 6?
>>>        
>>
>> I believe the answer is "always".
>>
>> I also believe I just saw an Auth 48 request come out on this draft.
>> Anybody else got a bug to fix?
>>      
> In 3265bis we are aiming at getting rid of the 202 response. The subnot draft defines another one, 204, but I guess it doesn't matter since only endpoints supporting the draft are going to send and receive it.
>    

We're getting rid of 202 because it is vestigial, meaningless, and often 
implemented incorrectly.

subnot-etag's use of 204 is critical for proper functioning of its 
mechanism.

/a