Re: I-D Action: draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08.txt

Great, thanks. I'll plan to have an implementation for the Madrid hackathon
if anyone wants to interoperate.
David

On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM Ben Schwartz <bemasc@meta.com> wrote:

> I agree, -08 should be a good interop target.  I am not aware of any
> further planned changes.
>
> --Ben
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> *From:* David Schinazi <dschinazi.ietf@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 11, 2025 5:23 PM
> *To:* Ben Schwartz <bemasc@meta.com>
> *Cc:* ietf-http-wg@w3.org <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
> *Subject:* Re: I-D Action: draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08.txt
>
> Hi Ben, Thanks for landing these changes. I think now sounds like a good
> time to work on interop for connect-tcp. Should we declare draft -08 the
> interop target? Or do you have compatibility-breaking changes planned that
> we should wait for?
> Hi Ben,
>
> Thanks for landing these changes. I think now sounds like a good time to
> work on interop for connect-tcp. Should we declare draft -08 the interop
> target? Or do you have compatibility-breaking changes planned that we
> should wait for?
>
> David
>
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM Ben Schwartz <bemasc@meta.com> wrote:
>
> Hi HTTPBIS,
>
> This revision of connect-tcp adds FINAL_DATA, a new capsule type to ensure
> a clear distinction between clean and abrupt termination of TCP sessions.
> It includes a fully specified shutdown sequence that avoids losing
> information without requiring extreme specification complexity or
> implementation heroics.
>
> Diagrams best viewed in gorgeous 2-color SVG graphics [1].
>
> Thanks to everyone who participated in the extensive design discussions [2]
>
> --Ben
>
> [1]
> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08.html#section-3.4
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08.html*section-3.4__;Iw!!Bt8RZUm9aw!9D6fBEf_rBCUpV3sMjMs_o5q9JujsHFyuzXrlVnjx26WhkNfhg00-YWQqNL4SSjJIMYPwsKTwGg9Vk1dcbFG$>
> [2] https://github.com/httpwg/http-extensions/pull/2949
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> *From:* internet-drafts@ietf.org <internet-drafts@ietf.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:50 PM
> *To:* i-d-announce@ietf.org <i-d-announce@ietf.org>
> *Cc:* ietf-http-wg@w3.org <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
> *Subject:* I-D Action: draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08.txt
>
>
>
> Internet-Draft draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08.txt is now available. It
> is a
> work item of the HTTP (HTTPBIS) WG of the IETF.
>
>    Title:   Template-Driven HTTP CONNECT Proxying for TCP
>    Author:  Benjamin M. Schwartz
>    Name:    draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08.txt
>    Pages:   17
>    Dates:   2025-06-11
>
> Abstract:
>
>    TCP proxying using HTTP CONNECT has long been part of the core HTTP
>    specification.  However, this proxying functionality has several
>    important deficiencies in modern HTTP environments.  This
>    specification defines an alternative HTTP proxy service configuration
>    for TCP connections.  This configuration is described by a URI
>    Template, similar to the CONNECT-UDP and CONNECT-IP protocols.
>
> The IETF datatracker status page for this Internet-Draft is:
>
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp/__;!!Bt8RZUm9aw!6EhqONOTHSxX5mOg3VjiLi61gaZFhFvC7hNStCrFr4B1-yiQZER2va-F4JUS-4xpC7Mn8YfwGzrjidJ3hlHAPQ$
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> There is also an HTML version available at:
>
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08.html__;!!Bt8RZUm9aw!6EhqONOTHSxX5mOg3VjiLi61gaZFhFvC7hNStCrFr4B1-yiQZER2va-F4JUS-4xpC7Mn8YfwGzrjidJrnS4L3g$
>
> A diff from the previous version is available at:
>
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://author-tools.ietf.org/iddiff?url2=draft-ietf-httpbis-connect-tcp-08__;!!Bt8RZUm9aw!6EhqONOTHSxX5mOg3VjiLi61gaZFhFvC7hNStCrFr4B1-yiQZER2va-F4JUS-4xpC7Mn8YfwGzrjidLd9uzK7Q$
>
> Internet-Drafts are also available by rsync at:
> rsync.ietf.org::internet-drafts
>
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