Re: p1: Via and gateways

On 23/04/2013, at 4:43 PM, Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu> wrote:
> Then I would propose this addition :
> 
> Multiple Via field values represent each proxy or gateway that has
> forwarded the message. Each recipient MUST append its information
> such that the end result is ordered according to the sequence of
> - forwarding applications.
> + forwarding applications. A gateway MAY simply relay any existing Via
> + header field if it does not change the HTTP version, but it MUST NOT
> + remove it.
This is already covered further down:
> A proxy or gateway may combine an ordered subsequence of Via header field entries into a single such entry if the entries have identical received-protocol values.
The question I was raising was specific: can we relax the requirement for a gateway to add Via to responses if there isn't already one present?
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Received on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 03:28:12 UTC

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