Re: DAV request header, was: 3xx vs RFC2518 vs redirect-ref spec from Geoffrey M Clemm on 2003-10-20 (w3c-dist-auth@w3.org from October to December 2003)

From: Geoffrey M Clemm <geoffrey.clemm@us.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:00:53 -0400
To: w3c-dist-auth@w3.org
Message-ID: <OF44108516.9CA92A15-ON85256DC5.005D19E9-85256DC5.005D7787@us.ibm.com>

I see no reason to forbid the value of the Dav request header from
affecting cacheable responses, so if we do anything in this regard,
I'd do the clarification.

Cheers,
Geoff

Julian wrote on 10/20/2003 10:52:11 AM:
> 
> Another thing we'll have to keep in mind is the possible interaction 
between
> this header and responses that are both cacheable and vary on the value 
of
> this request header...
> 
> Ideas:
> 
> - we could just forbid that (the value of the "Dav" request header must 
not
> affect cacheable responses)
> 
> - clarify that whenever the "Dav" request header *does* affect a 
cacheable
> response, the server will have to list in the "Vary" response header.

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