Re: header inventory

Just a quick argument about one of your points (we're starting to 
see some trends with filter headers posted so far, but it's still 
early to generalize too much, I think).

On Mar 12 2004, Mark E. Mallett wrote:

> One could encapsulate a reasonable amount of information in this sort
> of header, while optionally still adding other X- headers as well,
> perhaps with a requirement that those other headers be added directly
> above (or below) the standard "Filtered-By" header.

Headers can be rearranged in transit, so it's not a good idea to rely
on their ordering. In fact, I can think of at least one good reason
for a filter to insert a header at a specific position, irrespective
of the existing ordering of headers.

If ordering is important, a better system consists in embedding a
counter which can be sorted on by anybody who needs to see headers in
chronological order.


-- 
Laird Breyer.