Re: Client Option for Strong References

>> It does if the 404 response contains something specific to a reference,
>> like a Ref-Type field.
>
>But we need references to work for downlevel clients which understand only
>HTTP/1.1 GET and PUT.

They do work.  The only type of client that needs to know the difference
between a nonexistent target of a direct reference and a nonexistent
resource is a WebDAV authoring client.  For the rest, 404 is sufficient.

....Roy

Received on Friday, 9 October 1998 19:51:39 UTC