Re: Comments on Byte range draft

• From: Larry Masinter <masinter@parc.xerox.com>
• Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 17:15:21 PST
• To: montulli@mozilla.com
• Cc: ietf-lists@proper.com, http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
• Message-Id: <95Nov13.171527pst.2733@golden.parc.xerox.com>

Wait wait, I keep on saying "if-not-modified-since" and you keep on
replying "if-modified-since". 

Normally, GET with caching uses 'if-modified-since', i.e., give me the
data if it's newer than/different from what I already have.

However, GET of a byte range need the converse. It's "give me this
byte range of this object, UNLESS the object is newer than/different
from what I already have".

The sense is different. HTTP doesn't have a "if-not-modified-since",
and would need it if you want byte ranges to actually work with data
that might change.

  

Received on Monday, 13 November 1995 17:23:35 UTC