Re: #409: is parsing OBS-FOLD mandatory?

[Willy Tarreau <[e-mail]>]

Hi Mark,

On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 11:50:21AM +1100, Mark Nottingham wrote:
> 
> On 12/12/2012, at 5:57 PM, Willy Tarreau <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > 
> > So what do you think about the following change on top of yours :
> > 
> > """
> > If a received protocol element is processed, the recipient MUST be able to
> > parse any value that would match the ABNF rules for that protocol element,
> > excluding only those rules not applicable to the recipient's role, and those
> > rules whose names begin with "obs-" (e.g., obs-fold). However, the recipient
> > MUST be able to detect the rules it cannot parse and MUST reject such
> > messages.
> > """
> 
> 
> I'm OK with that, except that your MUST can be read to apply to those that
> aren't applicable to the recipient's role (unintentionally, I think).

I don't completely understand what you meant, I'm sorry :-)

Do you mean that it can be read that it is mandatory for the recipient to
understand the whole language even if it's not interested in it ?

Willy