Re: [Ietf-message-headers] Provisional registration of 5 X-Device-* HTTP Header fields for use in content transformation guidelines

[SM <sm at resistor.net>]

Hi Francois,
At 09:31 04-08-2009, Francois Daoust wrote:
> At this point, the working group agrees on having one convention 
> among the existing ones, which unfortunately all start with "X-". 
> But the working group does not agree to do away with the "X-" not to 
> introduce any kind of new notation. If you're fine with it, the 
> group would thus like to proceed only with the registration of the 
> "X-" versions of the HTTP header fields.

The alternatives are:

  (i) Reject the request as "X-" message header fields names are 
generally not registered in the provisional and permanent Message 
Header Fields registries given that "X-" message header field names 
are reserved for private use.

 (ii) Accept the request for the registration of the five 
"X-Device-*" message header fields in the provisional Message Header 
Field Names registry with a "depreciated" status.

There aren't any "X-" headers in the Permanent Message Header Field 
Names registry.  As the working group does not agree to do away with 
the "X-", there may be a request to register the five "X-Device-*" 
message header fields as permanent Message Header field names.  I 
suggest using the first alternative as the working group does not 
plan to obsolete the five "X-Device-*" HTTP Header fields.

Regards,
-sm