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Bug 12478 - registerProtocolHandler() et al: ambiguous whether to use a white list or a black list for defining acceptable URL schemes and MIME-types
Summary: registerProtocolHandler() et al: ambiguous whether to use a white list or a b...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LC1 HTML5 spec (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other other
: P3 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
URL: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/...
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Reported: 2011-04-13 00:32 UTC by contributor
Modified: 2011-08-23 22:33 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description contributor 2011-04-13 00:32:09 UTC 
Specification: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/timers.html
Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#head

Comment:
From the current text, it is ambiguous whether implementors should use a white
list or a black list for defining acceptable URL schemes and MIME-types. If
completely arbitrary, unknown URL schemes and MIME-types
(application/hoobaflooba, hoobaflooba:) are to be supported, please state so
clearly. -- wilhelmja@opera.com

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User agent: Opera/9.80 (X11; Linux i686; U; nn) Presto/2.8.119 Version/11.10
Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2011-07-14 23:31:47 UTC 
There was discussion about this in the WHATWG list, so I'll respond there first.
Comment 2 Michael[tm] Smith 2011-08-04 05:16:14 UTC 
mass-move component to LC1
Comment 3 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2011-08-23 22:33:44 UTC 
EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document:
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Status: Accepted
Change Description: added whitelists and blacklists
Rationale: Concurred with reporter's comments.