- From: Barry Leiba <barryleiba@computer.org>
- Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:03:35 -0400
- To: Dan Wing <dwing@cisco.com>
- Cc: HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
> Can we say anything more than "SHOULD be adaptable"? I don't know it might > mean. > > Let's say, for example, my implementation supports running HTTP over SCTP -- > what should my implementation do in order to meet that SHOULD? Well, I was just giving a sketch. The SHOULD be adaptable means -- and perhaps it'd be good to say this more explicitly -- that the implementation shouldn't be so tied to TCP that it can't accommodate anything else. Just as we're trying to isolate the TCP-specific pieces in the document, the implementations should isolate the TCP-specific pieces there. Of course, what you have to do to run over SCTP... would be in an "SCTP Considerations" section of the document, or in a separate document that addresses HTTP over SCTP. I think of the TCP section being included in the base doc as an acknowledgement that it's the "mandatory to implement" version, at least for now. Barry
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