Re: [hybi] Reliable message delivery (was Re: Technical feedback.)

Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> Mon, 08 March 2010 06:23 UTC

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Subject: Re: [hybi] Reliable message delivery (was Re: Technical feedback.)
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On Sun, 7 Mar 2010, Salvatore Loreto wrote:
>
> [regarding a requirement on non-browser clients being supported]
> 
> in any case at moment we do not have any requirement about it;
> 
> do people think it would be better have a specific one in the 
> requirement draft?

What would a protocol that _didn't_ satisfy this requirement look like?

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