-- Here is something to light a fire under Robert Collins :-). I wish Squid3 would make it there first, but it is still good news. Alex.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:33:52 -0600 (MDT) From: Alex Rousskov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: compliant proxies found, at last I would like to share a piece of good news with folks who care about HTTP: Two HTTP proxies, an open-source RabbIT[1] and a commercial implementation from Datapower[2], have recently managed to pass all applicable RFC 2616 MUSTs that we could test. These are the first compliant HTTP intermediaries we know of. IIRC, it took both teams almost a year to fix all violations. If you look at RabbIT and Datapower product descriptions, you will see that these are real, full-featured content-aware proxies, not just some L4 tunnels that do not care about HTTP. From what I heard, a couple of core design alternations were required to pass some of the tough test cases. Now we have a living proof that it is possible to be feature-reach and HTTP/1.1 compliant! Disclaimer: I do realize that passing all Co-Advisor test cases does not imply or guarantee formal compliance, even on conditional level. I am sure that there are still bugs to be fixed. No testing can guarantee a bug-free implementation. We can never prove compliance by testing. When I say "compliant", I mean "passes all applicable MUST-level test cases". Call it a marketing trick/spin if you wish. I applaud Patrick McManus (Datapower), Robert Olofsson (RabbIT), and their development/QA teams on having the dedication and skills required to support all relevant HTTP/1.1 MUSTs. I believe that their success is significant, regardless of the marketing spin. I hope you do not perceive this message as an ad for our test suite. I tried hard to simply share the good news and praise the good guys :-). Thank you, Alex. [1] http://www.khelekore.org/rabbit/ [2] http://www.datapower.com/