> - any other header that could be changed by a "regular" > proxy? In the context of requests, at least the following header fields might undergo modifications: Content-Length, Content-Encoding, and Warning. Scenario: From RFC2616 14.11, a non-transparent proxy may change the encoding of the body. In a POST request, this implies that the Content-Length and Content-Encoding must be adjusted accordingly, and a Warning header field must be inserted or extended. In the context of CT-proxies, it is easy to envision further modifications of the request body that would entail modification of the aforementioned header fields. Which means that the proposed resolution: > "Proxies SHOULD NOT change headers other than > User-Agent and Accept(-*) headers, and > X-Forwarded-For and Via as noted under 4.1.6 > Additional HTTP Headers if already present, and MUST > NOT delete headers. leads to a further inconsistency, as per the scenario above... E.CasaisReceived on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 20:28:50 GMT
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