[Grub-dev] Back to past - discussion about headers

[Bartek Jasicki]

2008-07-27, 22:18:46
Jeremie Miller <jeremie at jabber.org> wrote:

> > 1) Accept
> >
> > Maybe we simply hard-code this header in clients? Last proposition  
> > was:
> >
> > Accept: application/xhtml+xml, text/html, text/*, application/pdf
> >
> > I think that we really don't need index bits from .mov or .mpeg
> > files ;)
> 
> The workunit generator should be sending these if that's all it
> wants back... I should probably regenerate a bunch of workunits with
> a header like this?
> 
> > 2) if-modified-since
> >
> > Because our Benevolent Dictator (aka Jeremie) ;) don't want
> > revolution in workunits format, i have proposition: maybe we add it
> > to current:
> >
> > GET /index.html HTTP/1.0 YYYY/MM/DD/hh:mm:ss\r\n
> > Host: www.example.info\r\n
> >
> > Of course if our servers been able to use this header.
> 
> Again, the workunit format already supports being able to include an  
> if-modified-since if the workunit generator included them... it  
> doesn't currently because it's "dumb" right now and not aware of any  
> timestamps to compare to :)
> 
> Jer
> 

I'm not sure about current workunits format can support this both
options (especially accept header)- how it can looks? 

Bartek