Re: #536: clarify extensibility for :pseudo header fields from Martin Thomson on 2014-07-01 (ietf-http-wg@w3.org from July to September 2014)

From: Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 10:49:43 -0700
To: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
Cc: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>, HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
Message-ID: <CABkgnnXQ+b660OFYwuz1+hgNJ6Dy2ucNjB6dNTEtuDaDN_Hvgg@mail.gmail.com>

On 30 June 2014 23:47, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> wrote:
>> 2) Make the list of acceptable :headers static with respect to the ALPN
>> token
>
> ...which would still allow revising HTTP/2, adding new pseudo header fields.

That.  An update can establish a registry if it likes.

I'm split between demanding RST_STREAM+PROTOCOL_ERROR or ignoring
unknown values.  Slight preference for the former though.  I think
that's consistent with Matthew's proposal.

Received on Tuesday, 1 July 2014 17:50:10 UTC