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Motivation Configuration of application settings is difficult How can the configuration server itself be discovered? SIP UA Configuration Framework (draft-ietf-sipping-config-framework) provides a protocol for discovery and application configuration, but not all applications need or support SIP not all applications require the notification mechanism inherent in the framework Many applications use proprietary mechanisms for (semi-) automatic configuration The goal: define a simple way to discover a configuration server and retrieve configuration data target is the application service provider community (SIP, email, etc.) minimal burden for the service provider to set up the service minimal implementation effort for the applications |