Re: Call for adoption: draft-rosomakho-httpbis-outdated-proxy-config-01 (Ends 2026-02-03)

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM Lucas Pardue <lucas@lucaspardue.com> wrote:

>
> If I recall correctly, there's been a bit of reluctance to get into the
> aspects of PAC contents, parsing etc. That seems fine and sensible. But I
> do wonder if this doc could benefit from trying to capture some of the
> practice or guidance about HTTP transfer aspects to help implementers treat
> the new proposed minimal signal in a way that can succeed.
>

FWIW, this proposal applies not only to PAC files but also to the new PvD
proxy config (draft-ietf-intarea-proxy-config). Potentially it can also
apply to proprietary pull mechanisms that provide proxy and steering
configuration to the client.

-yaroslav

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