ISSUE-121: Do not ignore HTTP caching rules

http-caching

Do not ignore HTTP caching rules

State:

CLOSED

Product:

HTML 5 spec

Raised by:

Maciej Stachowiak

Opened on:

2010-09-15

Description:

The HTML5 application cache bypasses HTTP caching rules. Some find this unacceptable:

"HTTP caching rules are _ignored_? What the hell? What's wrong with extending Cache-Control to support user-agent caching instead of coming up with an entirely new mechanism?"

The scope of this issue is the caching requirements of the HTML5 Application cache - specifically whether they should be kept as is, or changed somehow to work with HTTP's caching rules instead of bypassing them.

Related bug: http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8252

(Raised on behalf of Julian Reschke)

HTML5-SPEC-SECTIONS [downloading-or-updating-an-application-cache]

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Related emails:

1. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-11-11: status of actions, calls, issues, Task Force reports (from mjs@apple.com on 2010-11-10)
2. Re: Fwd: ISSUE-121 (http-caching): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-11-02)
3. RE: {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2010-10-28: status of actions, calls, issues, heartbeat drafts, TPAC, Task Force reports (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2010-10-28)
4. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-10-28: status of actions, calls, issues, heartbeat drafts, TPAC, Task Force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2010-10-28)
5. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-09-30 status of calls, issues and bugs, Task Force Reports (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-09-28)
6. ISSUE-121 (http-caching): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-09-28)
7. Fwd: ISSUE-121 (http-caching): Chairs Solicit Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-09-28)
8. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-09-09 status of calls, heartbeat, last call; task force reports; bugzilla notifications, discussion guidelines (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-09-15)
9. [Bug 8252] HTTP caching rules are _ignored_? What's wrong with extending Cache-Control to support user-agent caching instead of coming up with an entirely new mechanism? (from bugzilla@jessica.w3.org on 2010-09-15)
10. ISSUE-121 (http-caching): Do not ignore HTTP caching rules [HTML 5 spec] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2010-09-15)

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