- From: Jim Gettys <jg@pa.dec.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:07:46 -0800
- To: Ross Patterson <ROSSP@ss1.reston.vmd.sterling.com>
- Cc: http-wg@hplb.hpl.hp.com
> In section 13.5.2 "Non-modifiable Headers", the statement > > "A non-transparent proxy MAY modify or add these fields to a > message that does not include no-transform, but if it does so, if > not already present, it MUST add a Warning 214 (Transformation > applied) if one does not already appear in the message (see > section 14.46)." > > appears to be in error. It allows non-transparent proxies to make > certain changes to messages that do not contain Cache-Control: > no-transform. The discussion of the no-transform directive in section > 14.9.5 doesn't jive, and makes it look like this paragraph should read > "... that contains no-transform ...", just as the immediately prior > paragraph does. > No, I think it is correct: there are two cases: a message that contains no-transform and one that does contain no-transform. You are allowed to change the headers in the default case of a message not marked "no-transform", so long as you mark the message with the 214 (Transformation applied) warning. - Jim
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