> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christer Holmberg (JO/LMF) 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 12:47 PM
> To: Francois Audet; Dan Wing; [email protected]
> Cc: Gonzalo Camarillo (JO/LMF)
> Subject: RE: [Sip] MIME: MIME when only one body type
> 
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> >I agree with Dan.
> > 
> >I don't understand the use case in SIP of sending a Multipart 
> >with only one body.
> 
> Again, I think I've seen INFOs and/or BYEs carrying ISUP informatio in
> multipart, without any other body (unfortunately I have to 
> use the word
> "think", because I don't have any real examples in front of me :)
> 
> But, I have nothing against saying that one SHOULD NOT (or even MUST
> NOT) SEND it. But, I do think one should be prepared to RECEIVE such
> messages, in order to be backward compatible with existing
> implementations which may not be fully compliant the draft.

I agree.

> And, regarding Dan's example: if a client is not able to handle
> multipart carrying only SDP, I don't think it will be able to handle a
> multipart carrying SDP and something else either - and we 
> will have the
> problem Francois presented earlier (the multipart, and the 
> SDP innit, is thrown away).

Yep.  But that's exactly why I don't think we should encourage
unnecessary use of MIME -- it only tempts fate.

-d


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