IPP Mail Archive: Re: IPP> NOT - Issue 1 - Add Subscription object?

Re: IPP> NOT - Issue 1 - Add Subscription object?

Michael Sweet (mike@easysw.com)
Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:28:58 -0400

kugler@us.ibm.com wrote:
> ...
> Can the lease be renewed? That would be a way to adress Tom's
> concern below about connection closing in method 1:

Yes, that's why we have a "renew-subscription" operation... :)

> ...
> If the lease expires and the connection closes, the client could
> make a new request to renew the lease and continue to get
> notifications pushed from the server.
> ...

Hmm, that brings up an important point - I think the current specs
don't allow renewal after the subscription expires (because the
subscription object may be deleted from the server); I'm just going
from memory here, so I could be remembering this all wrong...

In any case, the client is free to renew or re-subscribe any time
they want, unless the subscription has expired and the server no
longer has any information about the subscription - a definite
possibility given the limited resources available in embedded
devices.

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