Re: [http-state] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6265 (4043)
Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com> Sun, 06 July 2014 15:55 UTC
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From: Adam Barth <ietf@adambarth.com>
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Subject: Re: [http-state] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6265 (4043)
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I don't think we should accept this errata. This sentence is the definition of default-path, which is a term-of-art within this document. After the errata, this sentence is no longer defines this term, breaking the references later in the document. Adam On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 7:31 AM, RFC Errata System <rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org> wrote: > The following errata report has been submitted for RFC6265, > "HTTP State Management Mechanism". > > -------------------------------------- > You may review the report below and at: > http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=6265&eid=4043 > > -------------------------------------- > Type: Technical > Reported by: Pierre Lepropre <plepropre@gmail.com> > > Section: 5.1.4 > > Original Text > ------------- > The user agent MUST use an algorithm equivalent to the following > algorithm to compute the default-path of a cookie: > > Corrected Text > -------------- > The user agent MUST use an algorithm equivalent to the following > algorithm to compute the default value for a cookie-path > (and thereby matching the server-side semantics as defined in 4.1.2.4): > > Notes > ----- > The term "default-path" is not formally defined before and is quite misleading for the reader > A. going through the section 5.1.4 as it's only used there once and not again > until section 5.2.4 (once again) and 5.3 (once again). > B. not being a native English speaker > > Furthermore, the true meaning of the "default-path" only appears sometime after at section 5.2.4 where it's finally bound altogether. Therefore, my personal recommendation would be to also replace the other occurrences of the "default-path" terms by "default cookie-path" > > Instructions: > ------------- > This errata is currently posted as "Reported". If necessary, please > use "Reply All" to discuss whether it should be verified or > rejected. When a decision is reached, the verifying party (IESG) > can log in to change the status and edit the report, if necessary. > > -------------------------------------- > RFC6265 (draft-ietf-httpstate-cookie-23) > -------------------------------------- > Title : HTTP State Management Mechanism > Publication Date : April 2011 > Author(s) : A. Barth > Category : PROPOSED STANDARD > Source : HTTP State Management Mechanism > Area : Applications > Stream : IETF > Verifying Party : IESG > > _______________________________________________ > http-state mailing list > http-state@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/http-state
- [http-state] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6265 … RFC Errata System
- Re: [http-state] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6… Adam Barth
- [http-state] [Errata Rejected] RFC6265 (4043) RFC Errata System
- Re: [http-state] [Technical Errata Reported] RFC6… Pierre Lepropre