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Refine version requirement for intermediaries #774

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@mnot mnot commented Feb 16, 2021

Fixes #751.

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@@ -405,7 +405,8 @@
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Intermediaries that process HTTP messages (i.e., all intermediaries
other than those acting as tunnels) &MUST; send their own HTTP-version
in forwarded messages. In other words, they are not allowed to blindly
in forwarded messages, unless it is purposefully downgraded as a workaround
for an upstream issue. In other words, they are not allowed to blindly
forward the <x:ref>start-line</x:ref> without ensuring that the
protocol version in that message matches a version to which that
intermediary is conformant for both the receiving and
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This sentence is very long and convoluted. While you are here, why not just:

forward the start-line without ensuring that they support the indicated version. Forwarding an HTTP message without rewriting [...]

(I think that implies both the sending of requests and the receiving of responses amply.)

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but see feedback from @martinthomson

@reschke reschke merged commit 6a43bab into master Feb 22, 2021
@reschke reschke deleted the mnot-751 branch February 22, 2021 05:57
triple-underscore added a commit to triple-underscore/triple-underscore.github.io that referenced this pull request Feb 22, 2021
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messaging 2.3: version (rewriting by intermediaries)
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