> -----Original Message-----
> From: M. Ranganathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 2:10 PM
> To: Ranjit Avasarala
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [Sip-implementors] Stateful vs Stateless vs something in
> between?
> 
> 
> Hi Ranjit:
> 
> As I stated in my first message in this thread,
> 
> ( Clearly, there are instances where proxies need to be
> > stateful to support certain kinds of funcitonality whereas
> > for things such
> > as re-transmission, I see these as being performance
> > enhancements in the
> > proxy. )
> 
> Here I am specifically referring to re-transmission as a 
> requirement for
> stateful proxies and I just wanted to know why this is a requirement.

You CANNOT do things like forking if you are stateless. Its not a
performance enhancement, its a functional requirement. Call forward
no-answer won't work either. 

-Jonathan R.
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