Re: #74: Alternates of Alternates

Suggestion: below the quoted text:

"Because each alternative is considered fully authoritative for the origin, they can themselves advertise alternative services - including alternatives that outlive the original advertisement from the origin."


> On 8 Jun 2015, at 11:40 am, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:
> 
> <https://github.com/httpwg/http-extensions/issues/74>
> 
> This issue is asking whether the intent is to allow an alternative service to successfully advertise a further alternative.
> 
> I note that our spec already says:
> 
>> If a client becomes aware of multiple alternative services, it MAY
>>   choose the most suitable according to its own criteria (again,
>>   keeping security properties in mind).  For example, an origin might
>>   advertise multiple alternative services to notify clients of support
>>   for multiple versions of HTTP; or, an alternative service might
>>   itself advertise an alternative.
> 
> <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-alt-svc-07#section-2.4>
> 
> Do we need any more discussion here, or can we close the issue?
> 
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> Mark Nottingham   https://www.mnot.net/
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Received on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 00:57:45 UTC