- From: Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 14:52:07 -0700
- To: Erik Nygren <erik@nygren.org>
- Cc: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>, HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
On 8 June 2015 at 14:49, Erik Nygren <erik@nygren.org> wrote:
> Perhaps we should define a extension value now ("comprehensive"?) that
> requires the client to know ignore that entry if all extension fields aren't
> understood but switch the default to "ignore extension fields you don't
> understand"? So far the extension fields that have been proposed (a "q="
> value for weighting/experiments as well as "persist") both seem to be better
> off as hints to just be ignored if not understood.
An alternative method is to include a parameter that lists
mandatory-to-understand parameters.
Received on Monday, 8 June 2015 21:52:34 UTC