Changeset 1392 for draft-ietf-httpbis

Timestamp:

08/08/11 20:04:39 (10 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

Change multiple whitespace trimming recommendation to reflect
the common practice of using SP to erase line folding without
copying the buffer.

Location:

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest

Files:

• p1-messaging.html (modified) (1 diff)
• p1-messaging.xml (modified) (1 diff)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.html

@@ -821 +821 @@
       </div>
       <div id="rule.OWS">
-         <p id="rfc.section.1.2.2.p.2">The OWS rule is used where zero or more linear whitespace octets might appear. OWS <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> either not be produced or be produced as a single SP. Multiple OWS octets that occur within field-content <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be replaced with a single SP before interpreting the field value or forwarding the message downstream.
+         <p id="rfc.section.1.2.2.p.2">The OWS rule is used where zero or more linear whitespace octets might appear. OWS <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> either not be produced or be produced as a single SP. Multiple OWS octets that occur within field-content <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> either be replaced with a single SP or transformed to all SP octets (each WSP octet other than SP replaced with SP) before
+            interpreting the field value or forwarding the message downstream.
          </p>
       </div>
       <div id="rule.RWS">
-         <p id="rfc.section.1.2.2.p.3">RWS is used when at least one linear whitespace octet is required to separate field tokens. RWS <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be produced as a single SP. Multiple RWS octets that occur within field-content <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be replaced with a single SP before interpreting the field value or forwarding the message downstream.
+         <p id="rfc.section.1.2.2.p.3">RWS is used when at least one linear whitespace octet is required to separate field tokens. RWS <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be produced as a single SP. Multiple RWS octets octets that occur within field-content <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> either be replaced with a single SP or transformed to all SP octets (each WSP octet other than SP replaced with SP) before
+            interpreting the field value or forwarding the message downstream.
          </p>
       </div>

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

@@ -438 +438 @@
    The OWS rule is used where zero or more linear whitespace octets might
    appear. OWS &SHOULD; either not be produced or be produced as a single
-   SP. Multiple OWS octets that occur within field-content &SHOULD;
-   be replaced with a single SP before interpreting the field value or
-   forwarding the message downstream.
+   SP. Multiple OWS octets that occur within field-content &SHOULD; either
+   be replaced with a single SP or transformed to all SP octets (each WSP
+   octet other than SP replaced with SP) before interpreting the field value
+   or forwarding the message downstream.
 </t>
 <t anchor="rule.RWS">
    RWS is used when at least one linear whitespace octet is required to
    separate field tokens. RWS &SHOULD; be produced as a single SP.
-   Multiple RWS octets that occur within field-content &SHOULD; be
-   replaced with a single SP before interpreting the field value or
-   forwarding the message downstream.
+   Multiple RWS octets octets that occur within field-content &SHOULD; either
+   be replaced with a single SP or transformed to all SP octets (each WSP
+   octet other than SP replaced with SP) before interpreting the field value
+   or forwarding the message downstream.
 </t>
 <t anchor="rule.BWS">