Specify identity encoding for range requests. Fixes #747.

Author: jakearchibald

fetch.bs

@@ -3651,6 +3651,16 @@ Range Requests</cite>. [[HTTP-RANGE]] However, this is not widely supported by b
      <!-- Technically this only applies to HTTP/1.1 and up -->
     </ol>
 
+   <li>
+    <p>If <var>httpRequest</var>'s <a for=request>header list</a> <a for="header list">contains</a>
+    `<code>Range</code>`, then <a for="header list">append</a>
+    `<code>Accept-Encoding</code>`/`<code>identity</code>` to <var>httpRequest</var>'s
+    <a for=request>header list</a>.
+
+    <p class="note no-backref">
+    <a href="https://jakearchibald.github.io/accept-encoding-range-test/">Many servers</a>
+    mistakenly ignore `<code>Range</code>` headers if a non-identity encoding is accepted.
+
    <li>
     <p>Modify <var>httpRequest</var>'s
     <a for=request>header list</a> per HTTP.
@@ -3661,7 +3671,7 @@ Range Requests</cite>. [[HTTP-RANGE]] However, this is not widely supported by b
     `<code>Connection</code>`,
     `<code>DNT</code>`, and
     `<code>Host</code>`,
-    are to be <a for="header list">appended</a> if necessary.
+    are to be <a for="header list">appended</a> if necessary, unless already specified.
 
     <p>`<code>Accept</code>`,
     `<code>Accept-Charset</code>`, and