[SIPForum-discussion] Use of SIP INFO Method

[Eric Burger]

OK? Sort of. Really bad form and likely to have lots of  
interoperability problems? Most likely. For example, there are UA's  
(phones) that when they get an unsolicited NOTIFY, they crash.  
Moreover, it's a DDoS invitation to allow a UAS to receive unsolicited  
NOTIFIES. In most cases, the two SIP messages to establish a  
subscription really, really is not much of a burden to do it right.

On Jul 9, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Jerry Richards wrote:

>
> Okay.  Is it okay to send NOTIFYs (with proprietary payload) whose
> subscription is implicitly active upon successful registration?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Burger [mailto:eburger at sipforum.org]
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 1:32 PM
> To: Jerry Richards
> Cc: discussion at sipforum.org
> Subject: Re: [SIPForum-discussion] Use of SIP INFO Method
>
> Absolutely cannot send an INFO outside of a dialog.
>
> See http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-sipcore-info-events-00 for  
> what
> INFO is good for, when to use it, and what alternatives exist (like  
> if you
> need to send something outside of a dialog).
>
> On Jul 9, 2009, at 11:37 AM, Jerry Richards wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> What is the general purpose of the SIP INFO method?  Can this be used
>> for customizations?  That is, is it acceptable to send proprietary
>> information in the body of an SIP INFO message, even outside of a
>> dialog?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Jerry
>>
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