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Is there something like a "capabilities declaration" in the works to actually solve the problem? You know, something like a "X-I-Support: images, frames, ecma6,
by aib 4y ago
Is there something like a "capabilities declaration" in the works to actually solve the problem? You know, something like a "X-I-Support: images, frames, ecma6, vr, xss" header?
I could even imagine an "assigned capability strings" database and x- prefixes and all, but it's probably an old fool's dream in these fast-m— thing-breaking times.
- makeitdouble 4y agoJavascript can expose capabilities, but it doesn’t help if you want to do server side processing, before sending any response to the client. At this point I think UA spoofing is effectively a compact capabilty declaration, where you say “I can do everything X does + Y and Z specifically”
- account42 4y agoI don't think we should be adding even more overhead to HTTP requests.
- phkahler 4y agoIMHO capability strings is also a bad idea. At best (and I'm still not a fan) they could spec HTTP 2.0 or HTTP 4.0. If there are odd features they're not compliant with then either get with the program and fix their browser, or don't claim that level of support. Most of the problem here is failure to adhere to standards.