Re: New web site

Hi -

On 2026-05-21 11:38 AM, Nicolas Giard wrote:
> There is no rationale for blocking javascript on the rfc-editor.org 
> <http://rfc-editor.org> website (or ietf websites in general).
> Absolutely zero third-party scripts or resources are being loaded. We 
> even self-host our fonts instead of using Google Fonts.
> 
> One of the main goals of the new site was to reduce reliance on serving 
> content from the server.
> This is achieved using SPA (Single Page Application), prefetching / 
> dynamic resource fetch and as-you-type search.
> All of these require javascript to work.
> 
> We use server pre-rendering so that you can still access content without 
> javascript / accessibility / SEO, but don't expect dynamic features like 
> search to work.
> 
> It's debatable whether disabling JavaScript on certain websites is the 
> right thing to do, but assuming all websites will fully work without it 
> in 2026 is an unrealistic and dated expectation.
> The same will apply to other IETF websites over time as they get 
> upgraded to newer technologies.
> 
> Nick

Are we to understand this as a guarantee that IETF sites are incapable
of serving malicious JavaScript code, and if they do we may seek relief?

Randy