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points by literallyroy 2 days ago | 0 comments

Am I understanding the Contributor right that they mean this feature was dreamt up, implemented and approved with no human oversight? With auto updates to tons of developer machines?

[–] ricardobeat 2 days ago

It looks like this is required by the HTTP spec: https://httpwg.org/specs/rfc9110.html#field.from

[–] Tyr42 2 days ago

A user agent SHOULD NOT send a From header field without explicit configuration by the user, since that might conflict with the user's privacy interests or their site's security policy.

[–] nialse 2 days ago

You might want to clarify that you are quoting the referenced standard so it doesn’t read like an opinion.

[–] hobo123 2 days ago

Why not both?

The word "agent" implies that they should _only_ act on your behalf.

[–] Tyr42 1 day ago

Ah I thought the SUPER CAPS was a dead giveaway.