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

Timestamp:

20/08/12 01:44:49 (9 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

Via - minor editorial tweaks

File:

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

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

@@ -2489 +2489 @@
   <x:anchor-alias value="Via"/>
 <t>
-   The "Via" header field &MUST; be sent by a proxy or gateway to
+   The "Via" header field &MUST; 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 (<xref target="RFC5322" x:fmt="of" x:sec="3.6.7"/>)
-   and is intended to be used for tracking message forwards,
+   used by email systems (<xref target="RFC5322" x:fmt="of" x:sec="3.6.7"/>).
+   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.