From: "Lars Eilebrecht" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:57 AM
> According to Rodent of Unusual Size: > > > Negociation is done using the header field values, NOT the > > URI. > [...] > > If the URI is "index.en", an explicitly English variant must > > match "index.en*.en*". > > > > Ordering is an issue for sure, but playing games, by decomposing > > the URI and trying to guess what it means, only complicates > > matters and is not on. > > I tend to agree. > Fiddling around with the extensions just makes negotiation > more complicated and a source for problems and bugs. I share your general fear. That's why I'm against Francis' proposal to allow index.html.en to match index.en.html. I believe this can be much simpler and more trustworthy by requiring the matched extensions to occur in their given order. That code is more easily proven than a many-to-many matching logic. Bill
