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Re: [websec] WGLC feedback for X-Frame-Options

Barry Leiba <barryleiba@computer.org> Thu, 08 November 2012 19:22 UTC

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> I suggest an explicit statement such as..
>
>   The purpose of this specification is to document existing practice.
>
> ..should appear in the abstract and the intoduction.
...
> I wonder if also a note will be necessary to explain the use of the "X-"
> prefix in light of...
>
> 6648 Deprecating the "X-" Prefix and Similar Constructs in Application
>      Protocols. P. Saint-Andre, D. Crocker, M. Nottingham. June 2012.

These are, of course, related, and one statement can cover both.  I
can pretty much guarantee you'll get DISCUSSes from the IESG if you
don't do it.

Barry, as AD

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