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Re: Last Call: <draft-nottingham-safe-hint-05.txt> (The "safe" HTTP Preference) to Proposed Standard

ned+ietf@mauve.mrochek.com Fri, 24 October 2014 19:03 UTC

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Subject: Re: Last Call: <draft-nottingham-safe-hint-05.txt> (The "safe" HTTP Preference) to Proposed Standard
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com>
> To: <ietf@ietf.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 3:06 PM
> > >   This specification defines a "safe" preference for HTTP requests,
> > >   expressing a desire to avoid "objectionable" content.
> >
> > I have read this draft and support its adoption.

> Me too.  It seems a straightforward step in the right direction for the
> Internet at large.   It is a small step but then taking small steps in
> the right direction is something that the IETF does rather well.

I have also read the draft, and while I'm not entirely enthusiastic about the
approach, it's quite clear this is going to happen regardless, and having a
standardized mechanism for it strikes me as a far superior situation than
having a bunch of nonstandard ways to do it deploy.

I also find the objections to adopting it I've seen so far to be lacking
foundation.

I therefore support adoption of this draft.

				Ned

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