A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 3326 Title: The Reason Header Field for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Author(s): H. Schulzrinne, D. Oran, G. Camarillo Status: Standards Track Date: December 2002 Mailbox: schulzrinne@cs.columbia.edu, oran@cisco.com, Gonzalo.Camarillo@ericsson.com Pages: 8 Characters: 15695 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-sip-reason-01.txt URL: ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3326.txt For creating services, it is often useful to know why a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request was issued. This document defines a header field, Reason, that provides this information. The Reason header field is also intended to be used to encapsulate a final status code in a provisional response. This functionality is needed to resolve the "Heterogeneous Error Response Forking Problem", or HERFP. This document is a product of the Session Initiation Protocol and the Session Initiation Proposal Investigation Working Groups of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol. This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF list and the RFC-DIST list. Requests to be added to or deleted from the IETF distribution list should be sent to IETF-REQUEST@IETF.ORG. Requests to be added to or deleted from the RFC-DIST distribution list should be sent to RFC-DIST-REQUEST@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Details on obtaining RFCs via FTP or EMAIL may be obtained by sending an EMAIL message to rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG with the message body help: ways_to_get_rfcs. For example: To: rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG Subject: getting rfcs help: ways_to_get_rfcs Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to RFC-Manager@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution.echo Submissions for Requests for Comments should be sent to RFC-EDITOR@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Please consult RFC 2223, Instructions to RFC Authors, for further information.