Nope, that's good - thanks! Approved.

> On 22 Oct 2025, at 8:31 am, Rebecca VanRheenen 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I removed the quotes from "grouping” and “cascade”. Sorry about that! I 
> misunderstood your reply to that question.
> 
> Are any additional updates needed? 
> 
> Here are the updated files:
> 
> 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 21, 2025, at 2:08 PM, Mark Nottingham <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I still see the "scare quotes" in the authors version.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> 
>>> On 22 Oct 2025, at 7:01 am, Rebecca VanRheenen 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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.  Updates of this nature 
>>>>>>> typically
>>>>>>> result in more precise language, which is helpful for readers.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Note that our script did not flag any words in particular, but this 
>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>> still be reviewed as a best practice.
>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Noted.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> As always, thank you so much!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Kaelin Foody and Rebecca VanRheenen
>>>>>>> RFC Production Center
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Sep 29, 2025, at 10:39 PM, [email protected] wrote:
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>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875.html
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875.pdf
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875.txt
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Diff file of the text:
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875-diff.html
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9875-rfcdiff.html (side by side)
>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>>>>> RFC9875 (draft-ietf-httpbis-cache-groups-07)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Title            : HTTP Cache Groups
>>>>>>> Author(s)        : M. Nottingham
>>>>>>> WG Chair(s)      : Mark Nottingham, Tommy Pauly
>>>>>>> Area Director(s) : Gorry Fairhurst, Mike Bishop
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Mark Nottingham   https://www.mnot.net/
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
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