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Deprecating Use of the "X-" Prefix in Application Protocols
draft-saintandre-xdash-03

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (individual)
Authors Peter Saint-Andre , Dave Crocker , Mark Nottingham
Last updated 2011-09-14 (Latest revision 2011-07-26)
Replaced by RFC 6648
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Abstract

Historically, there has often been a perceived distinction between "standard" and "non-standard" parameters (such as media types and header fields), by prefixing the latter with the string "X-" or similar constructions (e.g., "x."). In practice, this convention causes more problems than it solves. Therefore, this document deprecates the "X-" convention for most application protocol parameters.

Authors

Peter Saint-Andre
Dave Crocker
Mark Nottingham

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