Re: CAP Capabilities

[Doug Royer <Doug.Royer@xxxxxxx>]

> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 15:11:05 -0700
> From: sman@netscape.com (Steve Mansour)
> 
> >
> > > What do people think of this?  Any other options to consider?
> >
> > I don't see a conflict.
> >
> > Commands replies have 2 parts, the protocol reply, and optional
> > application reply:
> >
> >         CUA: AUTHENTICATE .....
> >         CS:  2.0 <or what ever is a valid reply>
> >         CS:  <MIME OBJECT>
> >         CS:  BEGIN: ...
> >         CS:  ...
> >         CS:  END: ...
> >
> > The 2.0 is the protocol reply, the MIME object that contains a
> > BEGIN ... END is the optional application reply.
> >
> > Other commands have application data, that's the point of sending
> > a command. Correct?
> 
> Right.
> 
> The concern was that in response to a transport command, we're returning both
> transport data as well as application data.

Yes - the transport command is AUTHENTICATE or SENDDATA, what's the
difference? Both return application data. I see this as consistency.


-Doug
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