Protocol Action: An HTTP Status Code for Indicating Hints to Proposed Standard

The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> Wed, 05 February 2025 14:29 UTC

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Subject: Protocol Action: An HTTP Status Code for Indicating Hints to Proposed Standard
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Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:29:25 -0800
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CC: The IESG <iesg@ietf.org>, draft-ietf-httpbis-early-hints@ietf.org, httpbis-chairs@ietf.org, iana@iana.org, rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org, rfc8297@ietf.org
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The IESG has approved changing the status of the following document:
- An HTTP Status Code for Indicating Hints
  (rfc8297) to Proposed Standard

This document action is documented at:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/status-change-early-hints-to-proposed-standard/

A URL of the affected document is:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc8297/

Status Change Details:

RFC 8297, defining 103 Early Hints was published in 2017 by the HTTPBIS WG as
an experimental RFC. In the last couple of years, we have seen uptake and
deployment on client and server sides. In light of that, we propose that RFC
8297 gets promoted to Proposed Standard.

Personnel

   Francesca Palombini is the responsible Area Director.

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