Re: [http-state] draft-ietf-httpstate-cookie-05 posted

"Paul E. Jones" <paulej@packetizer.com> Mon, 15 March 2010 23:57 UTC

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Subject: Re: [http-state] draft-ietf-httpstate-cookie-05 posted
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Daniel,

> > there are only a small handful of browsers that need to handle those
> > cookies.
> 
> I'm claiming that statement is wrong.
> 
> Cookies are handled client-side by HTTP clients that handle cookies.
> There are
> far more such client implementations in wide use than "just" the major
> browsers, like for example the library I myself work with: libcurl. But
> there
> are a large number of other implementations of tools and libraries
> handling
> cookies that are used out there.
> 
> Most probably not at all as many as the server-side apps creating the
> cookies,
> but certainly not limited to "a small handful of browsers".

Ah, yes... I understand your point now, and you're right.

However, the fact you're engaged in this draft speaks to the point I tried
to make: those building UAs are likely going to read this spec.  I would
venture to guess there will be thousands of application developers
generating cookies that never read this spec.

Paul