[Bug 16297] combining multiple author request headers

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16297

--- Comment #8 from Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com> 2012-03-10 21:40:53 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #7)
> (In reply to comment #6)
> > "If header is in the author request headers list either use multiple headers,
> > combine the values or use a combination of those (section 4.2, RFC 2616)."
> > 
> > my problem is with the use of "either"; the choice is left up to the UA;
> > looking at 2616 4.2 does not resolve this into a concrete answer without
> > knowledge of the future;
> 
> Why is that a problem? Both forms are allowed.

that's what produces intedeterminate behavior; that's what causes
non-interoperability, when one UA does X and another UA does Y;

the point in standardization is not just writing down arbitrary complicated
rules rather, it is creating greater interoperability and consistency

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Received on Saturday, 10 March 2012 21:40:58 UTC