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Re: [Simple] (Very) late MSRP questions, version number in request?



Hi,
inline:

On Fri, 2005-11-11 at 11:03 -0800, Adam Roach wrote:
> Ignacio Más Ivars (KI/EAB) wrote:
> 
> >I have a question about MSRP that stroke me the last days while
> >implementing some MSRP code: SIP, HTTP and RTSP (for example) signal the
> >version in the header line (SIP/2.0, HTTP/1.1...) for different reasons
> >(compatibility and so...) Wouldn't it be a good idea to do the same with
> >MSRP, say 'MSRP/1.0 transactionID SEND'.
> >
> 
> This comes up often enough that we might to add some motivating text in 
> the document.

Yes, I agree. Perhaps just adding a a paragraph explaining the decision
would help.

> 
> I'll quote Ben Campbell from a message dated 6/28/2004:
> 
> > This was discussed in the working group some time back. The consensus 
> > was that there was no use for a version indicator, since MSRP would 
> > never negotiate versions.
> >
> > Since MSRP is _always_ negotiated with an external signaling protocol, 
> > any version negotiation belongs there. Any version updates to MSRP 
> > must describe how to indicate the new version in the sdp exchange. 
> 

O.K. sounds fair! It could be good as you suggest just adding exactly
*that* to the document...

Thanks!
/Ignacio
> 
> /a
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Ignacio Más Ivars
Service enablers and protocols, Ericsson Research (EAB/TBG/B)
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