updating RFC 2718: Proxying into HTTP/HTML

Larry,

> 2.3.1 Proxy into HTTP/HTML
> 
> This seems like it isn't a criteria for demonstrated utility,
> but perhaps even the converse. Perhaps a proxy might
> tell you about whether a scheme can be interpreted
> with GET, PUT or POST, and thus might be more well-defined
> than one that can't.

I agree that this should be toned down.  Both
telnet: and snmp: provide examples of URIs that designate
service access points for protocols whose full functionality
does not proxy well into HTTP (yes, it could be done, but
there's no good reason to do it in either case).  The
revised text should acknowledge the validity of the
"browser invokes client that knows what to do" functional
model for protocols that may not proxy well into HTTP.

Thanks,
--David
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