> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jo Hornsby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 6:15 AM
> To: Tan Seng Kee; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [Sip-implementors] Request-URI and To Field for Redirect
> Server... Help!!!!
>
>
> > Section 4.3 states that Request-URI "indicates the user or service
> > to which this request is being addressed" -- (1)
> >
> > Also in the later statements
> >
> > " Proxy and redirect server MAY use the information in the
> > Request-URI and request header fields to handle the request
> > and....." --- (2)
> >
> > "...proxies are responsible for processing the Request URI; the
> > To field is of end-to-end significance." (3)
> >
> > So the doubt is:
> >
> > If I am implementing a redirect server, upon receiving a Request,
> > what is the order of the URL for me to perform redirection ?
> > Should I based on Request-URI? (violating (2))
>
> I'm not following you here. The point you have highlighted
> as (2) explicitly notes that the Request-URI can be used.
>
> > OR To field?
> > (violating (1,3))
>
> Well, (3) doesn't really apply, since we're talking about a
> Redirect Server here, not a Proxy.
>
> > OR To field follow by Request_URL if To field
> > is not in the location database ? OR any other sequence which I
> > not known of..........
>
> In general, I'm thinking Redirect Servers only look at the
> Request-URI. This is not limiting, however. Many Services
> could be implemented by a Redirect Server examining the From,
> To, Accept-Language, message body, ....
Let me be explicit.
Unless you have a VERY special reason to (and such things could be possible
for really advanced services), the request URI is what proxies and redirect
servers look at.
-Jonathan R.
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