Re: Call for adoption: draft-rosomakho-httpbis-outdated-proxy-config-01 (Ends 2026-02-03)

Just a reminder - this call is ending; some indication (positive or negative) would be appreciated.

Cheers,

> On 21 Jan 2026, at 10:48 am, Mark Nottingham via Datatracker <noreply@ietf.org> wrote:
> 
> This message starts a httpbis WG Call for Adoption of:
> draft-rosomakho-httpbis-outdated-proxy-config-01
> 
> This Working Group Call for Adoption ends on 2026-02-03
> 
> Abstract:
>   This document defines a lightweight mechanism that allows explicit
>   HTTP proxies to inform clients when their proxy configuration, such
>   as a Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) file or Provisioning Domain (PvD)
>   proxy configuration, is outdated.  Clients signal to the proxy the
>   configuration URL and the timestamp of when it was last fetched.  In
>   response, the proxy may indicate that a newer version of the
>   configuration is available.  This enables clients to refresh their
>   configuration without relying on frequent polling or short expiration
>   intervals.  The mechanism is designed to be compatible with existing
>   proxy deployment models and supports both PAC-based and PvD-based
>   configurations.
> 
> Please reply to this message and indicate whether or not you support adoption
> of this Internet-Draft by the httpbis WG. Comments to explain your preference
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> The IETF datatracker status page for this Internet-Draft is:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-rosomakho-httpbis-outdated-proxy-config/
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> There is also an HTML version available at:
> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-rosomakho-httpbis-outdated-proxy-config-01.html
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> A diff from the previous version is available at:
> https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-rosomakho-httpbis-outdated-proxy-config-01
> 

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Mark Nottingham   https://www.mnot.net/

Received on Tuesday, 3 February 2026 01:40:32 UTC