RE: DELETE and 410 Gone

On 2011-08-26 at 07:24:22, Roy T. Fielding wrote:
> The server can do whatever it wants to do, including telling the 
> client okay to the DELETE and then creating a new representation for 
> that resource a minute later.  Whether or not that makes sense depends 
> entirely on the meaning of that resource -- not HTTP.

I've always found 410 to be a bit weird.  The idea that *any* information about a particular resource can be considered permanent is antithetical to my understanding of the way the system works.

--Martin