Re: NEW ISSUE: example for matching functions, was: Weak and strong ETags

Henrik Nordstrom wrote:
> mån 2007-05-28 klockan 13:36 +0200 skrev Julian Reschke:
> 
>> (a) Do we have agreement that this example is correct?
> 
> Yes, imho it is what the RFC says. But see below.
> 
>> (b) Is there consensus to have it included?
> 
> Not sure, might loose the context somewhat as it's not only about ETag
> but also Last-Modified which also has strong/weak properties.

Another example?

> The language wrt the weak compare function isn't really very complex.
> 
>       - The weak comparison function: in order to be considered equal,
>         both validators MUST be identical in every way, but either or
>         both of them MAY be tagged as "weak" without affecting the
>         result.
> 
> But there is the small questionmark on if this is what was intended for
> ETag, or if the optional weakness in the context was only intended for
> weak Last-Modified values.. (less than 1 minute before Date).

Ah, and that's probably why people are surprised.

I guess we should identify this as a separate issue.

Best regards, Julian

Received on Monday, 28 May 2007 19:40:26 UTC