- From: Sylvain Hellegouarch <sh@defuze.org>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:37:33 +0100
- To: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Cc: Mykyta Yevstifeyev <evnikita2@gmail.com>, ietf-http-wg@w3.org
Received on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 10:38:12 UTC
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>wrote: > On 23.11.2010 10:16, Mykyta Yevstifeyev wrote: > >> ... >> >> If a server sends 4xx code, it stops procesing the request. >> Generally unrecognized headers are not critical - all >> 'vital' headers MUST be supported by servers. If a client receives >> such a response, it SHOULD avoid sending requests >> with mentioned headers while server MUST cntinue processing >> the request. >> ... >> > > *Why* "SHOULD" it avoid sending those? What's the problem you're trying to > solve? Wasted bits? It would be helpful to understan > > Also I'm afraid we'd end up with a ping/pong game where clients would likely dismiss the new status code anyway as servers ignore currently headers they don't understand. -- - Sylvain http://www.defuze.org http://twitter.com/lawouach
Received on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 10:38:12 UTC