- From: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:04:26 +1000
- To: RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org>, HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
- Cc: Roy Fielding <fielding@gbiv.com>, "Julian F. Reschke" <julian.reschke@greenbytes.de>, Barry Leiba <barryleiba@computer.org>, Pete Resnick <presnick@qti.qualcomm.com>, Anne van Kesteren <annevk@annevk.nl>
My .02 - I think this makes sense technically; Julian, have you tested this? As an errata, I think it also makes sense, although I will defer to the Robed Ones for a ruling on that… Cheers, On 30 Jun 2014, at 9:00 pm, RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org> wrote: > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC7231, > "Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content". > > -------------------------------------- > You may review the report below and at: > http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=7231&eid=4031 > > -------------------------------------- > Type: Technical > Reported by: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@annevk.nl> > > Section: 3.1.1.1 > > Original Text > ------------- > media-type = type "/" subtype *( OWS ";" OWS parameter ) > > Corrected Text > -------------- > media-type = type "/" subtype *( OWS ";" OWS [parameter] ) > > Notes > ----- > See the thread at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/2011JulSep/0027.html > > Implementations are much more relaxed when it comes to parsing MIME types. > > The above is probably still too strict. E.g. requiring that a parameter contains "=" is something I doubt is actually the case in practice. > > Instructions: > ------------- > This errata is currently posted as "Reported". If necessary, please > use "Reply All" to discuss whether it should be verified or > rejected. When a decision is reached, the verifying party (IESG) > can log in to change the status and edit the report, if necessary. > > -------------------------------------- > RFC7231 (draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-26) > -------------------------------------- > Title : Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content > Publication Date : June 2014 > Author(s) : R. Fielding, Ed., J. Reschke, Ed. > Category : PROPOSED STANDARD > Source : Hypertext Transfer Protocol Bis > Area : Applications > Stream : IETF > Verifying Party : IESG -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/
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