Re: Reviving discussion on error code 451

On 12/18/14, 6:56 AM, Tim Bray wrote:
> Uh, 410: “The requested resource is no longer available at the server
> and no forwarding address is known. This condition is expected to be
> considered permanent. Clients with link editing capabilities SHOULD
> delete references to the Request-URI after user approval. If the
> server does not know, or has no facility to determine, whether or not
> the condition is permanent, the status code 404 (Not Found) SHOULD be
> used instead. This response is cacheable unless indicated otherwise.”  
>
> Are you seriously suggesting that 410 is appropriate?  I’m trying not
> to find this suggestion offensive, but having difficulty.
>

I'm asking: how would a computer handle that case differently than 451?

That is all.  And yes, the answer to that question should be in the draft.

Eliot