- From: Eduardo Casais <casays@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:10:46 -0800 (PST)
- To: public-bpwg-comments@w3.org
Section 4.1.5.5 states the following:
"When forwarding an HTTP request with altered HTTP header fields, in addition
to complying with the rules of normal HTTP operation, proxies must include in
the request additional fields of the form "X-Device-"<original header name>
whose values are verbatim copies of the corresponding unaltered header field
values, so that it is possible to reconstruct the original header field values."
The intent of the statement is that the specific way of naming the backup fields
and the fact that their values are the original, unaltered ones sent by the device
are, together, the indispensable elements serving to restore the original HTTP
header fields.
The construction of the sentence should fully reflect this intent. I suggest
modifying it thus:
"[...], so that it is possible to reconstruct the original header fields."
This makes it clear that the conventions adopted enable servers to reconstruct
the entire HTTP header fields (names and values), not just their values.
E.Casais
Received on Monday, 1 March 2010 08:11:19 UTC