- From: Alex Rousskov <rousskov@measurement-factory.com>
- Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:39:40 -0700
- To: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
- CC: "Roy T. Fielding" <fielding@gbiv.com>, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>, ietf-http-wg@w3.org
On 12/08/2011 08:41 AM, Willy Tarreau wrote: > Hi Alex, > > On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 08:25:25AM -0700, Alex Rousskov wrote: > (...) >> Please note that both approaches will require introduction of new >> normative vocabulary. AFAICT, we currently do not have any normative >> language that clearly distinguishes "generation" from "forwarding" in >> the context of "sending". That has to be fixed regardless of the >> approach. Otherwise, proxy developers will continue to misinterpret >> "send" and "sender" rules. >> >> I have proposed specific wording for the "global exception for proxies" >> approach. If there is consensus that the first approach is the way to >> go, I would be happy to try to reshape that proposal to just introduce >> the necessary generation/forwarding vocabulary. > > I think that if we carefully define what a "sender" is and what "send" > means, we can avoid the global exception without rewriting every MUST > rule, because after all the base of the problem lies there. A definition of "send" and "sender" that avoids rewriting most sending rules while allowing proxies to forward some invalid headers is essentially the same as the global exception. Alex.
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