Changeset 2171

Timestamp:

30/01/13 08:15:57 (9 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

Restore the original semantics of the public and private cache directives as overriding non-cacheable defaults; Addresses #430; Reverts [1129] and #268

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p6-cache.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p6-cache.xml

@@ -1296 +1296 @@
    <iref item="public (cache directive)" primary="true" />
 <t>
-   The "public" response directive indicates that a response whose 
-   associated request contains an 'Authentication' header &MAY; be 
-   stored (see <xref target="caching.authenticated.responses" />).
+   The "public" response directive indicates that any cache &MAY; store the
+   response and reuse it for later requests, even if the response would
+   normally be non-cacheable or cacheable only within a non-shared cache.
+   (See <xref target="caching.authenticated.responses"/> for additional
+   details related to the use of public in response to a request containing
+   <x:ref>Authorization</x:ref>.)
 </t>
 </section>
@@ -1315 +1318 @@
    The "private" response directive indicates that the response message is
    intended for a single user and &MUST-NOT; be stored by a shared cache. A
-   private cache &MAY; store the response.
+   private cache &MAY; store the response and reuse it for later requests,
+   even if the response would normally be non-cacheable.
 </t>
 <t>
@@ -2466 +2470 @@
 </t>
 <t>
-  The meaning of the "public" cache response directive has been refined to
-  be less vague.
-  (<xref target="cache-response-directive.public" />)
-</t>
-<t>
   The "no-cache" response cache directive's meaning has been clarified.
   (<xref target="cache-response-directive.no-cache" />)
@@ -2686 +2685 @@
       "No-Transform"
     </t>
+    <t>
+      <eref target="http://tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/430"/>:
+      "Revert prior change to the meaning of the public cache response
+       directive.
+    </t>
   </list>
 </t>