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Spec: The HTTP Request Header "DNF" is set to "1" if the user opted out of April Fools' Day jokes.

by moeffju 16y ago

brlewis 16y ago
Thanks. I don't have FF4 on my Ubuntu laptop yet, but my testing with telnet says it's working. If you have the extension installed please check for me: http://ourdoings.com/2008-04-01 http://ourdoings.com/2008-04-01 should redirect you to a picture of llamas ignoring April Fools Day if you've turned on DNF, otherwise it shows a fake "OpenID Support to be Removed" blog post from a prior April Fools day. EDIT: One reply saying if it worked would be most appreciated.
- nfriedly 16y ago
  It works - I saw the lamas!
  - marcamillion 16y ago
    In all honesty, I am struggling to figure out if this is an April's Fools Joke in and of itself, or if this is legit. The comments definitely don't help much. Can someone just be explicit with it. I am not running FF, if that matters.
    - brlewis 16y ago
      It's both. The "DNF" header can't be a serious proposal since it doesn't follow the convention of other HTTP headers. They're leaving "Do-Not-Fool" unused in case it later becomes a serious proposal. But it does actually send the header, so in that sense it's legit. Announcement for our DNF support: http://ourdoings.com/2011-04-01 http://ourdoings.com/2011-04-01
      - sid0 16y ago
        > The "DNF" header can't be a serious proposal since it doesn't follow the convention of other HTTP headers. Why do you say that? The Do Not Track header (which is of course quite serious) is "DNT".
        brlewis 16y ago
        I hadn't looked at DNT. Are there other recent http header propsals that use acronyms? Maybe I'm just not keeping with the times.
        mbrubeck 16y ago
        The rationale for "DNT" is to minimize the bandwidth/latency impact of adding a new header to every single HTTP request (for users who enable the "do not track" option). Update: The official announcement is ready - http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2011/04/protecting-users-from-an-age-old-threat/ http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2011/04/protecting-users-from-an...

Spec: The HTTP Request Header "DNF" is set to "1" if the user opted out of April Fools' Day jokes.

by moeffju 16y ago

Spec: The HTTP Request Header "DNF" is set to "1" if the user opted out of April Fools' Day jokes.

Thanks. I don't have FF4 on my Ubuntu laptop yet, but my testing with telnet says it's working. If you have the extension installed please check for me: http://ourdoings.com/2008-04-01 http://ourdoings.com/2008-04-01 should redirect you to a picture of llamas ignoring April Fools Day if you've turned on DNF, otherwise it shows a fake "OpenID Support to be Removed" blog post from a prior April Fools day. EDIT: One reply saying if it worked would be most appreciated.

nfriedly 16y ago
It works - I saw the lamas!
- marcamillion 16y ago
  In all honesty, I am struggling to figure out if this is an April's Fools Joke in and of itself, or if this is legit. The comments definitely don't help much. Can someone just be explicit with it. I am not running FF, if that matters.
  - brlewis 16y ago
    It's both. The "DNF" header can't be a serious proposal since it doesn't follow the convention of other HTTP headers. They're leaving "Do-Not-Fool" unused in case it later becomes a serious proposal. But it does actually send the header, so in that sense it's legit. Announcement for our DNF support: http://ourdoings.com/2011-04-01 http://ourdoings.com/2011-04-01
    - sid0 16y ago
      > The "DNF" header can't be a serious proposal since it doesn't follow the convention of other HTTP headers. Why do you say that? The Do Not Track header (which is of course quite serious) is "DNT".
      - brlewis 16y ago
        I hadn't looked at DNT. Are there other recent http header propsals that use acronyms? Maybe I'm just not keeping with the times.
        mbrubeck 16y ago
        The rationale for "DNT" is to minimize the bandwidth/latency impact of adding a new header to every single HTTP request (for users who enable the "do not track" option). Update: The official announcement is ready - http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2011/04/protecting-users-from-an-age-old-threat/ http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2011/04/protecting-users-from-an...