Re: [xmpp] 3920: id attribute on error replies

[Matthew Wild <mwild1 at gmail.com>]

2009/10/12 Florian Zeitz <florian.zeitz at gmx.de>:
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> Matthew Wild wrote:
>> Minor issue in 3920. I think it would be helpful to add in section 9.3
>> that when generating error replies in response to stanzas, the
>> original stanza's 'id' attribute SHOULD be included in the reply.
>>
>> For example we already have this text in 9.1.3:
>>
>>    The 'id' attribute is used by the entity that generates a stanza
>>    ("the originating entity") to track any response or error stanza that
>>    it might receive in relation to the generated stanza from another
>>    entity (such as an intermediate server or the intended recipient).
>>
>> But in truth there is no way (purely by the specs) to be sure error
>> replies will contain the correct id. I'd hope that most
>> implementations do the right thing (since this is common sense) but it
>> makes sense to change it for the future.
>>
>> Agreed?
>>
>> Matthew
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> We also have:

Now how did I miss that? :)

I won't push it then, but still how about mentioning it in the section
regarding error replies?

Matthew