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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:53:25 -0500, Reinaldo Penno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I read the list archives but couldn't find a definite answer on an
> issue.
> 
> A client sends a REGISTER message to a SIP Proxy, which changes the
> Contact: header to itself, but leaves the From: intact. The message is
> then forwarded to the REGISTAR. Some questions:
> 
> *Is this enough to guarantee that inbound messages will be directed to
> such Proxy? Assuming of course the Registar is queried by other Proxies?

Yes.

> 
> * Is it guaranteed that the 200OK for the REGISTER will go through the
> Proxy? Given that Record-Route is not processed in REGISTER messages I
> got the impression that the REGISTAR could (at least theoretically) send
> the 200OK message directly to the endpoint

Yes. Response traversal always use the Via header. Contact is only
used for subsequent requests.
> 
> Does this Proxy registration mechanism have any implication in REGISTER
> call flows where authentication is used?

Should not be. Any challenge issued by the Registrar should reach the
UA that issued the REGISTER request.
> 
> I looked at RFC3327 but it seems in that case the Contact: header isn't
> changed. Besides it seems to assume that DNS is not used.
> 
> Finally, how widespread is RFC3327?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Reinaldo
> 
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