Re: [Ietf-http-auth] Updating RFC 2617 (HTTP Digest) to use UTF-8

On 10/17/06, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:
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> I think the big question is whether...
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> That's because whether or not 2617 is revised, 2616 needs to clarify
> when encoding of headers is required.

The /first/ question is whether the IETF is a suitable venue. I am not
the only person wondering, so I'll reiterate:

> How do efforts to update these specs relate to the normative folklore
> regarding mandatory to implement security technologies?

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Robert Sayre

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