Re: RST_STREAM(OK) after an HTTP response

This use case has come up for us recently as well. I like Jeff's suggestion
both the client and server should be explicitly free to send a RST_STREAM
at any time without it necessarily indicating an error.

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:

> I’ve heard at least one other person bring up this scenario recently
> (forget who), FWIW. We should clarify, I think.
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> On 24 Sep 2014, at 5:11 pm, Jeff Pinner <jpinner@twitter.com> wrote:
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> >> While I understand the scenario, it seems more appropriate for the
> client to send the RST_STREAM(OK) if it decides to abort sending the rest
> of the body.
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> > I think that should be valid as well. Basically I think either should
> > be able to tear down the stream via RST_STREAM(OK) without the other
> > considering it an error, and that the text should be clarified to make
> > it explicit.
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Received on Wednesday, 24 September 2014 21:24:34 UTC