- From: Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:00:23 -0700
On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky at mit.edu> wrote: > On 9/7/10 3:19 PM, Adam Barth wrote: >> It sadden me when standards bodies ignore reality and leave >> implementors to invent their own non-iteroperable algorithms for >> security-critical behavior. > > Of course nothing prevents us from saying UAs MUST NOT sniff but if they do > anyway they MUST use a given algorithm, right? That's a contrary to duty imperative, which is something that's been puzzling philosophers for centuries. A more sensible requirement would be that user agents SHOULD NOT sniff (for reasons XYZ), but, if they do, they MUST use a the following algorithm. Adam
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