AD review issue #1: Use of ALTREP (was: Re: [Ietf-calsify] Re: AD review on 2445bis)

Lisa Dusseault lisa at osafoundation.org
Mon Jun 23 09:22:23 PDT 2008


On Jun 23, 2008, at 3:49 AM, Aki Niemi wrote:

> May I suggest an alternative approach? Since the list of "known"  
> uses of
> ALTREP can actually be narrowed down to about three, I think we should
> add to the definition of each of these properties exactly what it  
> means
> to receive one with the ALTREP parameter that contains an HTTP URL.
> Other URIs permitted, but their meaning is undefined. In other words,
> document current practice as much as we can, but keep further uses  
> open.
>
> And then to ALTREP parameter, add the description you propose, as
> generic advice to how the parameter should be handled/used.

+1


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