Changeset 276 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

Timestamp:

09/07/08 11:21:44 (15 years ago)

Author:

julian.reschke@…

Message:

Resolve #28: clarify connection closing vs chunked encoding (closes #28).

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

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

@@ -1314 +1314 @@
 <t>
    Whenever a transfer-coding is applied to a message-body, the set of
-   transfer-codings &MUST; include "chunked", unless the message is
-   terminated by closing the connection. When the "chunked" transfer-coding
+   transfer-codings &MUST; include "chunked", unless the message indicates it
+   is terminated by closing the connection. When the "chunked" transfer-coding
    is used, it &MUST; be the last transfer-coding applied to the
    message-body. The "chunked" transfer-coding &MUST-NOT; be applied more
@@ -1649 +1649 @@
     <x:lt><t>
      If a Transfer-Encoding header field (<xref target="header.transfer-encoding"/>)
-     is present, then the transfer-length is
-     defined by use of the "chunked" transfer-coding (<xref target="transfer.codings"/>),
-     unless the message is terminated by closing the connection.
+     is present and the "chunked" transfer-coding (<xref target="transfer.codings"/>)
+     is used, the transfer-length is defined by the use of this transfer-coding.
+     If a Transfer-Encoding header field is present and the "chunked" transfer-coding
+     is not present, the transfer-length is defined by the sender closing the connection. 
     </t></x:lt>
     <x:lt><t>
@@ -4554 +4555 @@
   <list style="symbols"> 
     <t>
+      <eref target="http://www3.tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/28"/>:
+      "Connection closing"
+    </t>
+    <t>
       <eref target="http://www3.tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/120"/>:
       "need new URL for PAD1995 reference"