Re: PUT, side effects and 201 Created?

On 4/3/06, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:
> How is it more constraining to allow responses other than 201?

It's not more constraining along that axis, sure, and in fact I've
always wondered why the requirement wasn't a SHOULD rather than a
MUST... which I think would address your issue.

> This
> effectively forces the server to inform the client of the location of
> *any* resource that happens to be created by a PUT, whether or not
> that is useful or relevant information.
>
> At the end of the day, this isn't really a testable requirement, so
> it's not a big deal; was just wondering what was in people's minds
> when this was written.

Can't help you there 8-)

Mark.
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