Re: PROPOSAL: i24 Requiring Allow in 405 Responses

Mark Nottingham wrote:
> 
> I think some change is needed, because the text currently places unclear 
> conformance requirements on servers and clients.
> 
> Revised proposal;
> 
> In p2 10.1, change
> '''This field cannot prevent a client from trying other methods. 
> However, the indications given by the Allow header field value SHOULD be 
> followed. The actual set of allowed methods is defined by the origin 
> server at the time of each request.'''
> to
> '''The advertised set of allowed methods may not necessarily include all 
> (or any) methods that the server would actually allow in a presented 
> request.'''
> 
> (keeping in mind that the start of the Allow's header definition is:
> '''The Allow entity-header field lists the set of methods supported by 
> the resource identified by the Request-URI. The purpose of this field is 
> strictly to inform the recipient of valid methods associated with the 
> resource.'''
> )

+1

BR, Julian