Re: [hybi] I-D Action:draft-ietf-hybi-thewebsocketprotocol-01.txt

Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> Thu, 02 September 2010 06:02 UTC

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From: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
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On Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 11:50:50PM -0600, Joe Hildebrand wrote:
> On 9/1/10 11:20 PM, "Willy Tarreau" <w@1wt.eu> wrote:
> 
> > Let's use something like "X-WebSocket-Experimental: xxx" or something
> > clear enough on this subject.
> 
> Well... One of our ADs just wrote this:
> 
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-saintandre-xdash-considered-harmful
> 
> Perhaps Peter would give his opinion on this use of X-?

I see, but probably that an experiment is precisely the place where it
would have a valid place, as by definition this header will not appear
in any standard : we're sure it quickly disappears when the experiment
ends and the standard is released.

Willy