- From: Martin Nilsson <nilsson@opera.com>
- Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:04:23 +0100
- To: ietf-http-wg@w3.org
One should also keep in mind that one common usage of the user agent header is to identify the physical device/firmware to select a compatible download (like j2me application), that have nothing to do with browser features. /Martin Nilsson On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:36:04 +0100, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote: > For those who haven't seen it, Ilya (cc:ed) is working on something > related that he's calling "client hints". > > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-web-perf/2012Oct/0053.html > > Cheers, > > > On 08/11/2012, at 5:04 AM, Tiffany B. Brown <tiffanyb@opera.com> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I've recently submitted an RFC for a new HTTP header: Device-Stock-UA. >> Feedback is welcome. >> >> http://www.ietf.org/staging/draft-brown-device-stock-ua-00.txt >> >> Abstract >> >> This document standardizes an HTTP extension header field that allows >> third-party HTTP clients and embeddable HTTP client components to >> include the user agent string of the HTTP-client that is bundled with >> the device operating system. >> >> Thanks so much, >> >> - Tiffany >> >> -- >> Tiffany Brown, Developer Relations & Tools >> Opera Software ASA (www.opera.com) >> Twitter / AIM: webinista * Skype: tiffanybbrown >> > > -- > Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/ > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
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