- From: Dave Kristol <dmk@bell-labs.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 18:07:47 -0400
- To: Paul Leach <paulle@microsoft.com>
- Cc: Scott Lawrence <lawrence@agranat.com>, HTTP Working Group <http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com>
Paul Leach wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dave Kristol [mailto:dmk@bell-labs.com] > > Sent: Monday, August 03, 1998 2:54 PM > > > Just what does "illegal" mean? What should a server do if it > > gets such > > an "illegal" request? > > Send back 400 Bad Request, just like with all ill-formed requests. > > Dave -- it would help if you'd indicate when your questions are Socratic -- > I know you've been doing this long enough you know the answers. In truth, it was not intended as a Socratic question, and I really wasn't sure whether 400 Bad Request was the intended response. I think the spec. should be clear about what the server should do, rather than be coy about it. Dave Kristol
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