ETags marked as weak may be the same across different content encodings

[BrucePerens]

When an ETag is marked weak with "W/", it need not change across different content encodings. "Weak" means the entity is semantically equivalent but not bit-equivalent. But Redbot complains that it doesn't change with different content encodings.

[mnot]

Thanks for the report.

It's a good question. I've raised this for discussion in the HTTPbis WG - see http://www.w3.org/mid/7D2A809E-F3E0-4128-AFEA-8EEEBF3AC26E@mnot.net

Based on that, I'll make changes here as necessary.

[nicolas17]

Isn't this the same as #113?

[BrucePerens]

Probably, although if I am not mistaken I filed this one first. I think
the fix/change/whatever is hanging on what the standards group chooses
to say about weak etags.

 Thanks

 Bruce

On 10/29/2012 11:04 AM, Nicolás Alvarez wrote:

Isn't this the same as #113 #113?

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[mnot]

See also:
http://trac.tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/401