Changeset 1682 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p5-range.xml

Timestamp:

Jun 21, 2012, 2:01:49 AM (7 years ago)

Author:

julian.reschke@…

Message:

Clarify that in general recipients MUST be able to parse everything allowed by the ABNF (see #361)

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p5-range.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p5-range.xml

@@ -182 +182 @@
 </t>
 <t>
-   Unless noted otherwise, Recipients &MAY; take steps to recover a usable
-   protocol element from an invalid construct. However, HTTP does not define
+   Unless noted otherwise, Recipients &MUST; be able to parse all protocol
+   elements matching the ABNF rules defined for them and &MAY; take steps to
+   recover a usable protocol element from an invalid construct. However, HTTP does not define
    specific error handling mechanisms, except in cases where it has direct
    impact on security. This is because different uses of the protocol require
@@ -1717 +1718 @@
       "ABNF list expansion code problem"
     </t>
+    <t>
+      <eref target="http://tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/361"/>:
+      "ABNF requirements for recipients"
+    </t>
   </list>
 </t>