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diff --git a/doc/using.xml b/doc/using.xml index e88c9ef..4a3b733 100644 --- a/doc/using.xml +++ b/doc/using.xml @@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ <para>There is some confusion in this specification about the use of the <quote>identity</quote> - <firstterm>transfer-coding</firstterm>. &neon; treats the - presence of <emphasis>any</emphasis> - <literal>Transfer-Encoding</literal> response header as an - indication that the response message uses the - <quote>chunked</quote> transfer-coding. This was the - suggested resolution <ulink - url="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg-old/2001SepDec/0018.html">proposed - by Larry Masinter</ulink>.</para></sect2> + <firstterm>transfer-coding</firstterm>. &neon; ignores the + <literal>Transfer-Encoding</literal> response header if it + contains only the (now deprecated) <quote>identity</quote> + token, and will determine the response message length as if + the header was not present. &neon; will give an error if a + response includes a <literal>Transfer-Encoding</literal> + header with a value other than <quote>identity</quote> or + <quote>chunked</quote>.</para></sect2> <sect2> <title>RFC 2617, HTTP Authentication: Basic and Digest Access Authentication</title> |