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Post #206,408
by ubernostrum
5/7/05 12:44:33 PM
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New Just to be clear

I'm not arguing that Google shouldn't fix this; obviously it's a serious problem. I'm just saying, a lot of the problem wouldn't exist if people would follow the damn RFC.

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Also, a logout link doesn't, IMO, cause a problem. It changes state, so yes it's non-idempotent, but it doesn't take a destructive action.

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Post #206,435
by dws
5/7/05 5:18:27 PM
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New RFCs are clear on SHOULD vs. MUST
Turning SHOULD into MUST in many an RFC would be a Very Good Thing, albeit too late to contain the damage.
Post #206,496
by ubernostrum
5/8/05 1:21:35 PM
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New Yes they are.

They're also quite clear that if you do something the RFC says you SHOULD NOT do, then you might well run into nasty problems, and that the SHOULD NOT is used with the best of intentions to prevent this happening to you.

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     Google Web Accelerator is a Bad Thing - (ben_tilly) - (13) - May 6, 2005, 05:19:57 PM EDT
         Thanks, good to know. - (admin) - May 6, 2005, 05:41:48 PM EDT
         Nice to see someone understands HTTP - (ubernostrum) - (10) - May 6, 2005, 07:08:19 PM EDT
             Maybe, but it will mess up our user metrics - (tuberculosis) - (1) - May 6, 2005, 08:21:54 PM EDT
                 I doubt this will be a problem for long. - (ubernostrum) - May 6, 2005, 08:57:12 PM EDT
             I beg to disagree - (ben_tilly) - (7) - May 6, 2005, 10:41:54 PM EDT
                 It's a SHOULD NOT - (ubernostrum) - (6) - May 7, 2005, 12:23:34 AM EDT
                     Coming from them it would be hypocrisy - (ben_tilly) - (5) - May 7, 2005, 12:32:44 AM EDT
                         Two things: - (ubernostrum) - (4) - May 7, 2005, 06:05:14 AM EDT
                             Colour me unconvinced - (ben_tilly) - (3) - May 7, 2005, 09:58:29 AM EDT
                                 Just to be clear - (ubernostrum) - (2) - May 7, 2005, 12:44:33 PM EDT
                                     RFCs are clear on SHOULD vs. MUST - (dws) - (1) - May 7, 2005, 05:18:27 PM EDT
                                         Yes they are. - (ubernostrum) - May 8, 2005, 01:21:35 PM EDT
         Shouldn't be a problem from our apps... - (ChrisR) - May 7, 2005, 02:56:22 AM EDT

A cheery thought that I shall leave you with...
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