chunk-extensions

Right now, this is all we say about chunk-extensions (beyond the BNF, etc.):

>    All HTTP/1.1 applications MUST be able to receive and decode the
>    "chunked" transfer-coding and MUST ignore chunk-ext extensions they
>    do not understand.

Since this is an extensibility point, we should give guidance on how it should be used. 

I can't really see establishing a chunk-extension registry; they don't have any semantic, and AFAIK haven't really been used in anger.

What do people think about adding advice along these lines:

"""
Use of chunk-extensions by senders is deprecated; they SHOULD NOT be sent and definition of new chunk-extensions is discouraged.
"""

?

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Mark Nottingham   http://www.mnot.net/

Received on Tuesday, 7 February 2012 01:09:53 UTC