- From: David W. Morris <dwm@xpasc.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 20:34:07 -0800 (PST)
- To: Julien Pierre <jpierre@netscape.com>
- Cc: http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Julien Pierre wrote: > > Was the possibility of files being rolled to older versions just > overlooked in the HTTP spec ? > If not, how are these cases supposed to be handled ? Overlooked ... no, when the file is changed is must have a newer last changed date ... the content of the web server changed even if the file contains an older version of the content. ETags were invented as the full solution. Dave Morris
Received on Wednesday, 2 February 2000 20:38:23 UTC