Re: #557: Intra-message HEADERS frames

In message <F0B4AE61-FC0A-4FFB-8C54-F99677D25E18@mnot.net>, Mark Nottingham wri
tes:
><https://github.com/http2/http2-spec/issues/557>
>
>Section 8.1 already says:
>
>> Header blocks after the first that do not terminate the stream are not 
>part of an HTTP request or response.

Is there a HTTP/2 need for this functionalty, or is this
some attempt to carve out space to tunnel other stuff under the
disguise of HTTP/2 ?

I think we should reserve HEADERS exclusively for HTTP semantics,
and make thel appearance of HEADERS in any other context should be
a protocol error.

If people want to tunnel other protocols through HTTP/2, they should
define the necessary frame types for it.

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Received on Sunday, 20 July 2014 21:44:13 UTC