+------------+                 +-----------+
   | Subscriber |                 | Publisher |
   +------------+                 +-----------+
         |                              |
         |  notification message (id#23)|
         |<-----------------------------|
         |                              |
         |modify-subscription (id#23)   |
         |----------------------------->|  (d)
         |    HTTP 400 error (with hint)|
         |<-----------------------------|  (e)
         |                              |
         |modify-subscription (id#23)   |
         |----------------------------->|
         |                  HTTP 200 OK |
         |<-----------------------------|
         |                              |
         |            notif-mesg (id#23)|
         |<-----------------------------|
         |                              |