Re: XMLHttpRequest: Why list HTTP method names

On Oct 18, 2006, at 12:29 AM, Anne van Kesteren wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:35:41 +0200, Maciej Stachowiak  
> <mjs@apple.com> wrote:
>> A minimal set should definitely be stated, otherwise the API spec  
>> doesn't guarantee enough to do anything useful and code will  
>> inevitably depend on implementation conventions. An implementation  
>> that did not support, say, "GET" or "POST" but only did "HEAD"  
>> would be useless. It is simply a question of what the minimum set  
>> should be. I think GET, POST, PUT, DELETE and HEAD is a reasonable  
>> choice.
>
> Then we agree, good! (That's what's in the editor's draft now.)

Yes, I'm agreeing with your comment earlier. I disagree with those  
who think there should be no required minimum at all.

Regards,
Maciej