Re: [http-state] Date parsing (was Re: consensus call: cookie server conformance)

"Anne van Kesteren" <annevk@opera.com> Mon, 31 January 2011 13:15 UTC

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Subject: Re: [http-state] Date parsing (was Re: consensus call: cookie server conformance)
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On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:59:57 +0100, Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> wrote:
> That's not my interpretation at all. I can't find any mention of the  
> algorithm having to skip "rubbish" in the date field and continue  
> parsing on after it.
>
> Or what did you mean with not compliant? For the above two examples,  
> what would you claim the spec says the algorithm should do?

As far as I can tell in case of rubbish parsing fails and the algorithm  
therefore fails. It is a little unclear though. If it is supposed to be  
undefined it would be better if that were explicitly stated I think.


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