Hi, Contact the expert group for JSR154: http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=154. They control the code for the Servlet API. If they agree with you, they will open an enhancement issue right away for this item, you don't need to worry about that part ;)
Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Arto Huusko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:51 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Invalid restrictions on cookie name in javax.servlet.http.Cookie > >Hi, > >I believe javax.servlet.http.Cookie (as seen in Tomcat 5.0.28 sources, >at jakarta-servletapi-5/jsr154/src/share/javax/servlet/http/Cookie.java) >is invalidly enforcing restrictions on the cookie name. > >The constructor does not accept, for example, "Domain" as a cookie name. >The same goes for other "special" names that are used when transmitting > >However, as far as I can see, neither RFC 2109 or RFC 2965 imposes >such restrictions on the cookie name. The only restriction is that >the name is a "token" and that it does not start with $. Sun's >javax.servlet.http.Cookie javadoc agrees. > >Am I mistaken, and if not what should I do? File a bug report? > >-- >Arto Huusko >WM-data Novo >Ruukinkatu 2-4, 20540 Turku, FINLAND >http://www.wmdata.fi/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
