Subject: Re: Why must a stateless proxy insert a Via header for itself.

From: "Anoop Tripathi" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 12:57:59 -0600

Max-Forwards could be used to detect infinite loops.

Alternatively, what if we implement another header called "ResponsePath" .
 If a proxy wants to be in the path of the response it will include itself there
 ( On the same lines of Route header which are used for being in path of future
transactions).
The Via header could be used for loop detection.

Thanks,

Anoop

Shail Bhatnagar <[email-masked]> on 03/17/2000 11:48:17 AM

Sent by:  Shail Bhatnagar <[email-masked]>

To:   Anoop Tripathi/MW/US/3Com
cc:   [email-masked]
Subject:  Re: Why must a stateless proxy insert a Via header for itself.

Anoop Tripathi wrote:
>
> Currently, the RFC states that every server in the path of a request must add
> itself as a Via header.
>
> As a stateless proxy, if this restriction is removed then I can process more
> calls with faster call setup times.
>
> So , can we make inserting itself as a Via optional for a stateless proxy.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anoop

Then how do you do loop detection ??

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Best regards,
Shail