GNU bug report logs - #18812
24.4; url.el user agent does not include Emacs version

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Phil Hagelberg <phil <at> hagelb.org>

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:34:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.4

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 18812 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz <at> lifelogs.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 18812 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Phil Hagelberg <phil <at> hagelb.org>
Subject: Re: bug#18812: 24.4; url.el user agent does not include Emacs version
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:48:11 -0400

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:19:21 -0400 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> wrote: 

>> The url.el functions for making HTTP requests set the User-Agent header
>> to "URL/Emacs" which is not very descriptive.  It would be helpful to
>> include the Emacs version, at least.

SM> Other people feel like it's already too descriptive.  Why should all
SM> Emacs users constantly tell the whole world exactly which Emacs version
SM> they're running?

Web browsers do.  It helps web developers and is not particularly
sensitive if only the major.minor version is used (without too much detail).

Ted
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