Re: [httpRedirections-57] Resource-Decription Header: a possible proposal to consider.

On Feb 12, 2008, at 11:47 AM, Patrick Stickler wrote:
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> Something like http://sw.nokia.com/uriqa/URIQA.html  ???
>
> We've been using this approach successfully for years at Nokia...  
> FWIW.
>
> Patrick

Yes, very much like that, but dissing the answer to your question
"Why not first use a HEAD request to get another URI via which the  
description can be accessed?"
which is what we're proposing here.

I like the FAQ, but the way - concise and useful.

Technically your solution is superior, I think, but it has a larger  
implementation burden. Link: or Resource-description: can be  
implemented directly in Apache 2.3 configuration files with no  
additional programming, while MGET would require some changes to the  
server code.

The fact that the same functionality has been designed and  
implemented over and over again suggests that a standardization  
effort would pay off.

Jonathan