On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Curry, Alan <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm slightly worried based on the bug report referenced above that 2.4
> may not have a solution to this problem. But it really shouldn't be that
> way. Sending any response without a Content-Type is a violation of the
> SHOULD in RFC2616 7.2.1. As such it shouldn't be happening without a
> good reason.

RFC7231 obsoletes 2616 and drops this recommendation. The general idea
is that instead of defaulting, omit it so browsers can sniff a
content-type when they absolutely have to (and not have to
second-guess other content-types by sniffing).  I think the idea of a
default content-type is considered harmful for the server/browser
ecosystem.

(The author of RFC2616, RFC7321, and the patch no-op'ing DefaultType
are all the same person)



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Eric Covener
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