Hi Mark, Thanks for the quick reply! All of our questions have now been addressed. Please let us know if any further updates are needed or if you approve the document in its current form.
Best regards, Rebecca VanRheenen RFC Production Center > On Oct 21, 2025, at 12:13 PM, Mark Nottingham <[email protected]> wrote: > > That one should remain lowercase. > > Cheers, > > >> On 22 Oct 2025, at 5:02 am, Rebecca VanRheenen >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> Thanks for the reply! We updated the document accordingly. >> >> We have one more question. We updated the “string” to “String” in Section 2 >> per your reply, but a lowercase instance of “strings” still appears in the >> abstract. Would you like to capitalize that instance, or should it remain >> lowercase? >> >> Current: >> This specification introduces a means of describing the relationships >> between stored responses in HTTP caches, "grouping" them by >> associating a stored response with one or more strings. >> >> >> — FILES (please refresh) — >> >> Updated XML file: >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875.xml >> >> Updated output files: >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875.txt >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875.pdf >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875.html >> >> Diff files showing all changes made during AUTH48: >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875-auth48diff.html >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875-auth48rfcdiff.html (side by side) >> >> Diff files showing all changes: >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875-diff.html >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875-rfcdiff.html (side by side) >> >> For the AUTH48 status of this document, please see: >> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9875 >> >> Thank you, >> >> Rebecca VanRheenen >> RFC Production Center >> >> >>> On Oct 20, 2025, at 8:56 PM, Mark Nottingham >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Responses below. Could you please change the city in my address from >>> Prahran to Melbourne, and change my organisation to Cloudflare? >>> >>> >>>> On 30 Sep 2025, at 12:41 pm, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> Mark, >>>> >>>> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as necessary) >>>> the following questions, which are also in the source file. >>>> >>>> >>>> 1) <!-- [rfced] Will readers understand what "it" refers to here? >>>> >>>> Original: >>>> In addition to sharing invalidation events, the relationships >>>> indicated by grouping can also be used by caches to optimise their >>>> operation; for example, it could be used to inform the operation of >>>> cache eviction algorithms. >>>> >>>> Perhaps: >>>> In addition to sharing invalidation events, the relationships >>>> indicated by grouping can also be used by caches to optimise their >>>> operation; for example, grouping could be used to inform the operation of >>>> cache eviction algorithms. >>>> >>>> Or: >>>> In addition to sharing invalidation events, the relationships >>>> indicated by grouping can also be used by caches to optimise their >>>> operation (e.g., to inform the operation of >>>> cache eviction algorithms). >>>> --> >>> >>> The latter please. >>> >>>> 2) <!-- [rfced] Section 3.3.1 of [STRUCTURED-FIELDS] is titled "Integers". >>>> Was >>>> the text/reference below instead meant to point to Section 3.3.3, which is >>>> titled "Strings"? >>> >>> Yes. >>> >>>> Also, may we update "Cache-Groups HTTP Response Header" in the first >>>> sentence >>>> to "Cache-Groups response header field" for consistency with other >>>> instances >>>> in the document? >>> >>> Yes please. >>> >>>> 3) <!-- [rfced] Are the quotation marks needed around "grouping" and >>>> "cascade" in >>>> these sentences? >>>> >>>> Original: >>>> This specification introduces a means of describing the relationships >>>> between stored responses in HTTP caches, "grouping" them by >>>> associating a stored response with one or more strings. >>>> ... >>>> Note that further grouped invalidations are not triggered by a >>>> grouped invalidation; i.e., this mechanism does not "cascade." >>>> >>>> Perhaps: >>>> This specification introduces a means of describing the relationships >>>> between stored responses in HTTP caches, grouping them by >>>> associating a stored response with one or more strings. >>>> ... >>>> Note that further grouped invalidations are not triggered by a >>>> grouped invalidation; i.e., this mechanism does not cascade. >>>> --> >>> >>> Yes, "please." >>> >>>> 4) <!-- [rfced] We note inconsistencies in the terms below throughout the >>>> text. Please review all instances and let us know if any updates are >>>> needed. >>>> >>>> list vs. List >>>> string vs. String >>>> --> >>> >>> In "The Cache-Groups Response Header Field", change "list" to "Each member >>> of the List is a value that identifies a group that the response belongs >>> to." Likewise in "The Cache-Group-Invalidation Response Header Field". >>> >>> In "The Cache-Groups Response Header Field", change "strings" to "These >>> Strings are opaque". >>> >>>> 5) <!-- [rfced] Please review the "Inclusive Language" portion of the >>>> online >>>> Style Guide >>>> <https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#inclusive_language> >>>> and let us know if any changes are needed. 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