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Re: [http-state] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6265 (3765)

Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> Sat, 26 October 2013 18:14 UTC

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Subject: Re: [http-state] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6265 (3765)
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On Sat, 26 Oct 2013, Barry Leiba wrote:

>> The spec says what it says on purpose. Changing the text as suggested
>> would break the cookie system.
>
> Indeed.  In particular, we know that 6265 doesn't always match up with
> 2616, because it's documenting how cookies are used, and the usage isn't
> always strictly correct.
>
> I'll mark this one "rejected" for that reason.

Not that it is needed, but I agree with this. The complaint was completely 
wrong.

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