kamailio core-cookbook update request for stateless core functions "send" and "forward" - sr-dev

15 Jan 2013

Hello,

could you please update the core cookbook for Kamailio release 4.0.0? 
The core functions "send" and "send_tcp" are including wrong examples
of 
usage (since many previous versions....). You have written the example

send("10.10.10.10:5070");

which is representing a socket, but not a hostname. However, caused by 
the double quote it is interpreted as a hostname and kamailio is trying 
to resolve that string. As it is (mostly) not resolvable, kamailio 
cannot start. Many newbies are having a problem with this fault. I guess 
forward() and its variations will have the same problem, when a target 
is added within the brackets (instead of using pseudo variables).

I recommend adding a second example - one for an ip address based target 
and one for a domain target with correct forms e.g.
send(10.10.10.10, 5070);
send("kamailio.org");

thanks
Klaus

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
Betreff: 	kamailio doc update
Datum: 	Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:50:14 +0000
Von: 	FEICHTINGER Klaus &lt;Klaus.FEICHTINGER(a)frequentis.com&gt;
An: 	Klaus Feichtinger (klaus.feichtinger(a)inode.at) 
&lt;klaus.feichtinger(a)inode.at&gt;

Please update CORE Cookbook

*send*

Send the original SIP message to a specific destination in stateless 
mode. No changes are applied to received message, no Via header is 
added. Host can be an IP or hostname. Used protocol: UDP

Parameter is mandatory and has string format.

Example of usage:

  send("10.10.10.10:5070");

Is not a valid example. Correct would be:

send(10.10.10.10, 5070);               for IP address + port

or

                 send("myHost.com");