[e] (0) Ack for last checkin, and note for feature in future versions.

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@@ -65335,6 +65335,22 @@ <h4 id=event-stream-interpretation><span class=secno>10.2.5 </span>Interpreting
    <a href=#concept-event-stream-reconnection-time title=concept-event-stream-reconnection-time>reconnection
    time</a> to that integer. Otherwise, ignore the field.</dd>
 
+   <!-- v2 feature request from Per-Erik Brodin:
+      > > > Finally, it could be useful to be able to reset the reconnection
+      > > > time to the user agent default value by sending the retry field only
+      > > > and leave out the value similar to how you reset the last event id.
+      > >
+      > > What's the use case?
+      >
+      > Take the stock ticker as an example. When the stock market closes the
+      > server logic knows that there won't be any new events for a number of
+      > hours and so it can send the corresponding reconnection time and close
+      > the connection. If the client is still running by the time the market
+      > opens, it will reconnect, and the server can now reset the reconnection
+      > time to a time that is convenient for the user agent (which is the user
+      > agent default value, unknown to the server).
+    -->
+
 <!-- v2 feature request from John Fallows - http://www.w3.org/mid/c5b3a7130810271238h11e40a4fybfcd5983ed5dc08d@mail.gmail.com
 
    <dt>If the field name is "reconnect"</dt>
@@ -85777,6 +85793,7 @@ <h2 class=no-num id=references>References</h2><!--REFS-->
   Olli Pettay,
   Patrick H. Lauke,
   Paul Norman,
+  Per-Erik Brodin,
   Peter Karlsson,
   Peter Kasting,
   Peter Stark,

diff --git a/index b/index
@@ -76762,6 +76762,7 @@ interface <a href=#htmldocument>HTMLDocument</a> {
   Olli Pettay,
   Patrick H. Lauke,
   Paul Norman,
+  Per-Erik Brodin,
   Peter Karlsson,
   Peter Kasting,
   Peter Stark,

diff --git a/source b/source
@@ -73428,6 +73428,22 @@ any-char      = %x0000-0009 / %x000B-000C / %x000E-10FFFF
    <span title="concept-event-stream-reconnection-time">reconnection
    time</span> to that integer. Otherwise, ignore the field.</p></dd>
 
+   <!-- v2 feature request from Per-Erik Brodin:
+      > > > Finally, it could be useful to be able to reset the reconnection
+      > > > time to the user agent default value by sending the retry field only
+      > > > and leave out the value similar to how you reset the last event id.
+      > >
+      > > What's the use case?
+      >
+      > Take the stock ticker as an example. When the stock market closes the
+      > server logic knows that there won't be any new events for a number of
+      > hours and so it can send the corresponding reconnection time and close
+      > the connection. If the client is still running by the time the market
+      > opens, it will reconnect, and the server can now reset the reconnection
+      > time to a time that is convenient for the user agent (which is the user
+      > agent default value, unknown to the server).
+    -->
+
 <!-- v2 feature request from John Fallows - http://www.w3.org/mid/c5b3a7130810271238h11e40a4fybfcd5983ed5dc08d@mail.gmail.com
 
    <dt>If the field name is "reconnect"</dt>
@@ -94589,6 +94605,7 @@ interface <span>HTMLDocument</span> {
   Olli Pettay,
   Patrick H. Lauke,
   Paul Norman,
+  Per-Erik Brodin,
   Peter Karlsson,
   Peter Kasting,
   Peter Stark,