[XHR] "the specification of a proxy"...? from Simon Pieters on 2007-03-30 (public-webapi@w3.org from March 2007)

From: Simon Pieters <zcorpan@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:04:01 +0200
To: "public-webapi@w3.org" <public-webapi@w3.org>
Message-ID: <op.tp0sszjp7a8kvn@hp-a0a83fcd39d2>

After the send(data) algorithm, there is this paragraph:

    If the user agent allows the specification of a proxy it should modify
    the request appropriately; i.e., connect to the proxy host instead of
    the origin server, modify the Request-Line and send Proxy-Authorization
    headers as specified.

I don't understand the construction "If the user agent allows the  
specification of a proxy". What does it mean to allow the specification of  
a proxy? What is the specification of a proxy? Or am I just misreading it?

-- 
Simon Pieters

Received on Friday, 30 March 2007 21:04:06 UTC