Re: LCUP: updating cookie when no entries are to be sent

["Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:14 PM 2002-09-03, Jim Sermersheim wrote:

>Right, I think the draft acknowledges that (This feature allows updating
>the client's cookie when there are no changes that effect the client's
>data store).

But it also doesn't allow the server to send a cookie after
completing synchronization set of zero entries.

>The wording following that statement needs some rework. I
>believe it intends to say that even though an entry is being returned,
>it doesn't mean that entry was changed. Furthermore, it suggests that
>the root of the search be used as the entry (I think).

What if no entry (presently) matches the filter?


>Jim
>
>>>> "Kurt D. Zeilenga" <Kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 09/03/02 10:03PM >>>
>
>At 08:09 PM 2002-09-03, Jim Sermersheim wrote:
>>Isn't that what the stateUpdate boolean is used for? Maybe the draft
>>should instruct the client to not assume that the search result entry
>>represents a change of any kind
>
>No.  The stateUpdate flag is a control which must be attached
>to an entry.  There may be no entries to send.
>
>Kurt