A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7694 Title: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Client-Initiated Content-Encoding Author: J. Reschke Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: November 2015 Mailbox: julian.reschke@greenbytes.de Pages: 7 Characters: 13676 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-httpbis-cice-03.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7694 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7694 In HTTP, content codings allow for payload encodings such as for compression or integrity checks. In particular, the "gzip" content coding is widely used for payload data sent in response messages. Content codings can be used in request messages as well; however, discoverability is not on par with response messages. This document extends the HTTP "Accept-Encoding" header field for use in responses, to indicate the content codings that are supported in requests. This document is a product of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Bis Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC