Re: [apps-discuss] WGLC on draft-ietf-appsawg-xdash-02.txt

[Peter Saint-Andre <[e-mail]>]

On 12/14/11 5:23 PM, SM wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> At 15:27 14-12-2011, Peter Saint-Andre wrote:
>> Aha, in looking at how to change the text I realize there might be a
>> disconnect.
>>
>> Section 2 states:
>>
>>    Implementers of application protocols MUST NOT treat the general
>>    categories of "standard" and "non-standard" parameters in
>>    programatically different ways within their applications.
>>
>> The intent of that text is to say that it's not acceptable in your code
>> to search for the characters "x" and "-" at the beginning of every HTTP
>> header (or whatever) and take some programatically different action
>> based on the mere fact that some parameters start with those two
>> characters whereas others don't. The handling of any given parameter
>> needs to be based on the semantics of the parameter, not the mere
>> presence of "x" and "-" at the start of the name.
> 
> The "most" in "deprecates the "X-" convention for most application"
> (Section 1) could be dropped.  It would then match the intent.

Yes, that's a possibility, too.

I hesitate to be too strict, because there *might* be application
protocols that have limited registries. But those are covered by other
escape clauses, so I think it would be fine to remove "most".

Peter

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