Re: [http-state] I-D Action:draft-ietf-httpstate-cookie-21.txt

Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im> Wed, 19 January 2011 23:36 UTC

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Subject: Re: [http-state] I-D Action:draft-ietf-httpstate-cookie-21.txt
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In case you were wondering, Adam has submitted this version to address
feedback from IESG members. The diff is here:

http://tools.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-ietf-httpstate-cookie-21

Thanks, Adam!

On 1/19/11 4:15 PM, Internet-Drafts@ietf.org wrote:
> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
> This draft is a work item of the HTTP State Management Mechanism Working Group of the IETF.
> 
> 
> 	Title           : HTTP State Management Mechanism
> 	Author(s)       : A. Barth
> 	Filename        : draft-ietf-httpstate-cookie-21.txt
> 	Pages           : 43
> 	Date            : 2011-01-19
> 
> This document defines the HTTP Cookie and Set-Cookie header fields.
> These header fields can be used by HTTP servers to store state
> (called cookies) at HTTP user agents, letting the servers maintain a
> stateful session over the mostly stateless HTTP protocol.  Although
> cookies have many historical infelicities that degrade their security
> and privacy, the Cookie and Set-Cookie header fields are widely used
> on the Internet.Editorial Note (To be removed by RFC Editor)
> 
> If you have suggestions for improving this document, please send
> email to <mailto:http-state@ietf.org>.  Suggestions with test cases
> are especially appreciated.  Further Working Group information is
> available from <https://tools.ietf.org/wg/httpstate/>.
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