- From: M. Hedlund <hedlund@best.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 17:36:34 -0800 (PST)
- To: Yaron Goland <yarong@microsoft.com>
- Cc: Dave Kristol <dmk@research.bell-labs.com>, http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
On Sat, 22 Mar 1997, Yaron Goland wrote: > We all agree that the spec prevents completely legitimate behavior. Thus > demonstrating there is a flaw in the spec. No, at least two of us agree that the spec fails to enable desirable behavior. That doesn't mean there's a flaw in the spec. In this case, it means that no standard exists for determining the organizational unit in a domain name -- a prerequisite, as far as I can see, for the behavior you want. If you want to point fingers, point them at the domain name standard. The cookie spec does the best it can with the information it is given. If you disagree, propose an improvement -- which removing 'domain' is not. With regards to private top-level domains, we can crumble that cookie when we come to it (if you'll forgive me). I agree that the situation is just going to get worse as we start litigating the nature of domain name registries. However, I have yet to hear how you intend to improve the spec in light of your predictions. Do you really think removing the domain restriction altogether improves the spec? I would argue that doing so would _create_ a serious flaw where none exists today. M. Hedlund <hedlund@best.com>
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