Changeset 1836 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.html

Timestamp:

20/08/12 01:44:49 (10 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

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Via - minor editorial tweaks

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• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.html (modified) (1 diff)

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

@@ -1853 +1853 @@
       <div id="rfc.iref.h.12"></div>
       <h2 id="rfc.section.5.7"><a href="#rfc.section.5.7">5.7</a>&nbsp;<a id="header.via" href="#header.via">Via</a></h2>
-      <p id="rfc.section.5.7.p.1">The "Via" header field <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> be sent by a proxy or gateway to indicate the intermediate protocols and recipients between the user agent and the server
-         on requests, and between the origin server and the client on responses. It is analogous to the "Received" field used by email
-         systems (<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322#section-3.6.7">Section 3.6.7</a> of <a href="#RFC5322" id="rfc.xref.RFC5322.3"><cite title="Internet Message Format">[RFC5322]</cite></a>) and is intended to be used for tracking message forwards, avoiding request loops, and identifying the protocol capabilities
-         of all senders along the request/response chain.
+      <p id="rfc.section.5.7.p.1">The "Via" header field <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> be sent by a proxy or gateway in forwarded messages to indicate the intermediate protocols and recipients between the user
+         agent and the server on requests, and between the origin server and the client on responses. It is analogous to the "Received"
+         field used by email systems (<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322#section-3.6.7">Section 3.6.7</a> of <a href="#RFC5322" id="rfc.xref.RFC5322.3"><cite title="Internet Message Format">[RFC5322]</cite></a>). Via is used in HTTP for tracking message forwards, avoiding request loops, and identifying the protocol capabilities of
+         all senders along the request/response chain.
       </p>
       <div id="rfc.figure.u.51"></div><pre class="inline"><span id="rfc.iref.g.85"></span><span id="rfc.iref.g.86"></span><span id="rfc.iref.g.87"></span><span id="rfc.iref.g.88"></span><span id="rfc.iref.g.89"></span><span id="rfc.iref.g.90"></span>  <a href="#header.via" class="smpl">Via</a>               = 1#( <a href="#header.via" class="smpl">received-protocol</a> <a href="#rule.whitespace" class="smpl">RWS</a> <a href="#header.via" class="smpl">received-by</a>