> -----Original Message-----
> From: james jack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 12:41 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Sip-implementors] Consultation on Via in response
>
>
> Dear all:
> According to 6.46.3 Responses in RFC2543bis02(page
> 58, PDF format ), which says:
> " The first Via header field should indicate the proxy
> or client processing this response. If it does not,
> discard the message. Otherwise, remove this Via
> field."
> Since Via may have "received "tag, if it has
> "received" tag, when realizing the foregoing
> paragraph, It should use the host in "received " tag
> for comparison. This is my understanding. Is that
> ture?
No. The received tag is inserted by the next hop. Your own
proxy doesn't know what this will be (especially if there is a
nat between). The comparison is made only using what your own
proxy inserted, which is the sent-by field of the via header.
-Jonathan R.
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