[cosmo-dev] iCal 2.x/3.x URLs

[Andre-John Mas]

On 19-Nov-07, at 18:34 , Jared Rhine wrote:

> As an annoying twist, it's worth mentioning that technically, the  
> iCal 2.x and iCal 3.x URLs are different.  They are both webcal  
> URLs, but on Hub, iCal 3.x supports SSL webcal while iCal 2.x does  
> not.  So technically, one has "https://hub..." while the other has "http://hub 
> ...".
>
> Technically, we can use just the HTTP version for both.  But it'd be  
> nice to encourage SSL where possible, and iCal 3.x webcal is one  
> place where it does work.

Well, it all depends on the nature of the calendar. If we are talking  
about a public read-only calendar, then I fail to see why https would  
be a requirement, rather than an option? Its not as if this would be  
bring in any extra security. On the other hand, semi-public calendars,  
with an invite only or group-based audience, would benefit from the  
extra security provided by https.

Andre