Re: [Ietf-message-headers] HTTP header registration question

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:01:45 +0200, Graham Klyne <GK-lists@ninebynine.org>  
wrote:
> My comments concern procedural matters - I make no judgement here about  
> the technical content of the proposal...

Feel free to make comments on the technical content though!

> The registration would probably have to be provisional until such time  
> as the specification documents achieve some kind of standard-equivalent  
> status (e.g. W3C REC).  The status information is generally  
> "provisional"  for headers in the provisional registry.  If this is W3C  
> WG activity for which there is general consensus on the direction if not  
> the final details, then I's suggest that provisional registration should  
> be progressed sooner rather than later
> (including a note of the venue for ongoing development of the  
> specification).

Ok. I believe that I can do that tomorrow as the two review weeks have  
passed then. (I initially e-mailed it on Thu 27 Sep 2007.)

> Three separate templates may be preferable - they will lead to separate  
> entries in the registry.

Ok.

> With reference to other discussion, in which you said: "the other two  
> are both mentioned and it's defined what they are to contain. (They are  
> request headers.) Maybe they should have syntax definitions as well just  
> to make it complete."
>
> ... I think it may help if:
> (a) they had syntax definitions (or reference to some existing  
> definition), and
> (b) if it's not obvious, that there be some indication to where in the  
> document the headers are defined (section number of suchlike).

http://dev.w3.org/2006/waf/access-control/ now includes the syntax  
definitions.

> The standard of definition required will be higher for permanent  
> registration.

What are the requirements exactly?

Thanks a lot by the way!

-- 
Anne van Kesteren
<http://annevankesteren.nl/>
<http://www.opera.com/>

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