Sarika Gupta wrote:
Hello Paul
So does this mean a UA receiving NOTIFY out of context of a REFER or SUBSCRIBE should discard the same?

Well, I think it deserves an error response.

NOTIFY is *supposed* to be delivered within a dialog, or in certain cases to establish a dialog. So it is supposed to have a From-tag and To-tag. If it does, and no matching dialog is expected (based on prior SUBSCRIBE or REFER), then I think the proper response is 481.

If the NOTIFY has no from/to tags, then I'm not sure what error is appropriate. Perhaps 400.

There are however implementations that accept unsolicited NOTIFY messages outside dialogs. That is a proprietary extension.

And what has been the mistake Is it the text in RFC 3265 or using only 2 methods (REFER/NOTIFY)?

I don't understand what you are asking. What is the wrong with the NOTIFY that doesn't have a dialog?


Please let me know.
Regards
Sarika


*/Paul Kyzivat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:



    Sarika Gupta wrote:
     > Hi
     > As per RFC 3265,
     > "NOTIFY messages are sent to inform subscribers of changes in
    state to
     > which the subscriber has a subscription. Subscriptions are typically
     > put in place using the SUBSCRIBE method; however, it is possible that
     > other means have been used."
     > Now what are these other means is it possible to subscribe for
    some event using provisioning?
     > Another question is it valid for a UAS to send a NOTIFY to a UA
    for which no explicit SUBSCRIBE/REFER method request has been received?

    The only current example of a subscription established via other means
    is REFER. And this is now generally acknowledged to have been a mistake.

    Paul

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