RE: Response to an unimplemented report request.

HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"
Content-Length: xxxx

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<D:error xmlns:D="DAV:">
 <D:supported-report/>
</D:error>



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> From: ietf-dav-versioning-request@w3.org
> [mailto:ietf-dav-versioning-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of
> Edgar@edgarschwarz.de
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:18 AM
> To: ietf-dav-versioning@w3.org
> Cc: Edgar@edgarschwarz.de
> Subject: Response to an unimplemented report request.
> 
> 
> 
> Geoffrey M Clemm <geoffrey.clemm@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> > To get the creation date of the checked-in version of a VCR,
> > you can either use the DAV:expand-property REPORT (to get
> > the DAV:creation-date of the DAV:checked-in version of the VCR),
> > or use two PROPFIND's to achieve the same result.
> Now suppose a client wants a DAV:expand-property REPORT report but
> my server doesn't implement it (yet).
> Should I return:
> - A plain 501 ?
> - A 501 and some explanation in a body. How could this body look like ?
> - Other response ?
> 
> I know that a client can find the supported-report-set. But perhaps not
> all are doing it.
> 
> Regards, Edgar
> 
> 
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