[bug #57884] wget reveals my operating system to the server

[Bruno Haible]

Follow-up Comment #4, bug #57884 (project wget):

The HTTP 1.1 RTC, section 5.5.3
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.5.3 , says that the version
number is optional, and """A user agent SHOULD NOT generate a User-Agent field
containing needlessly fine-grained detail ...  Overly long and detailed
User-Agent field values increase request latency and the risk of a user being
identified against their wishes ("fingerprinting")."""

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