Serverside Subscriptions
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Network Working Group                                        M. Douglass
Internet-Draft                                       Spherical Cow Group
Updates: 2518 (if approved)                            September 4, 2018
Intended status: Standards Track
Expires: March 8, 2019

                        Serverside Subscriptions
               draft-douglass-serverside-subscriptions-00

Abstract

   This specification provides a mechanism whereby subscriptions to
   external resources can be handled by the server.

   This specification updates [RFC4791] to add new properies for the
   MKCOL request.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
     1.1.  Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  CalDAV Subscriptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     2.1.  Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  New DAV and CALDAV properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.1.  DAV:subscription  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.2.  DAV:subscription-href . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     3.3.  DAV:subscription-deletions-suppressed . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.4.  DAV:subscription-disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     3.5.  DAV:subscription-next-refresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   4.  Refreshing and Reenabling the subscription  . . . . . . . . .   6
   5.  Response Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   6.  CalDAV service Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     6.1.  Deleted events  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     6.2.  CalDAV restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     6.3.  Invitations in Subscriptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   8.  Privacy Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   9.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   10. Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   11. Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   Appendix A.  Open issues  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   Appendix B.  Change log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10

1.  Introduction

   The motivation for this specification was initially to handle
   external subscriptions to calendar data.  However, any resource which
   allows subscriptions might make use of this specification.

   Currently subscriptions to calendar feeds are handled by calendar
   clients.  There are a number of disadvantages to this approach: users
   have to subscribe from multiple devices and the subscription cannot
   affect scheduling handled by the server.

   This specification defines a mechanism whereby the server will
   subscribe to the feed and make it visible in the user's home.

   The advantages are popular feeds can be cached by the server and the
   user only has to make a single subscription.

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1.1.  Conventions Used in This Document

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and