Re: [gopher] Capability files are dangerous
On 2012-05-14, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
>> > As caps.txt is server side, I fail to how it relates to servering data
>> > to a client, the server has no ideer what its talking to, unlike
>> > useragent string in http world.
>>
>> Well, I see how you could identify a client through which
>> CAPS-advertised features it supports.
>
> Potentially, but only if the feature requires server interaction other than
> fetching the caps.txt file. For example, breadcrumb menus don't.
True. Just like, for example, if that mime-type field was used by some
server and advertised through caps.txt, it wouldn't be traceable, it
would just change the way the client parses the menu.
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Nuno J. Silva (aka njsg)
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