kugler@us.ibm.com wrote: > > To wrap up this discussion, can we summarize the answer in RFC 2119 > standard-speak? What requirements must an http server meet in order to > claim compliance with HTTP/1.1 AND CGI/1.1? I can only speak with anything resembling authority on the CGI aspects. I find your questions a bit contradictory, but here's my take on them: > 1. MAY a server discard the message body of a POST request with no > Content-Length? [Opinion] No. The message-body is an integral part of the request, and cannot be silently ignored. The server should return a 411 (Length Required) instead. > 2. MAY a server discard the message body of a POST request with no > Content-Length when the destination resource is CGI? [Opinion] Same answer as for [1]. > 3. MUST a server buffer the message body of a POST request with > Transfer-Encoding: chunked and generate a CONTENT_LENGTH when the > destination resource is CGI? Yes, if it accepts the request at all. The CONTENT_LENGTH metavariable is a MUST for CGI compliance. > 4. SHOULD a server buffer the message body of a POST request with > Transfer-Encoding: chunked and generate a CONTENT_LENGTH when the > destination resource is CGI? No, it's a MUST. > What if the destination resource is a servlet? I don't think this applies to CGI. I don't know what interface is used by servers to communicate with servlets. If they use CGI, or a particular servlet implementation does, then they need to abide by the CGI requirements. > Should this information be written in a spec or informational something > somewhere? I think that specs that define how applications should juggle different protocols are a waste of time (MHO). This is more likely a HOWTO or FAQ sort of thing, explaining how related aspects should be handled by implementors. Of course, if you want to write something up for the CGI-NG draft, feel free.. :-) -- #ken P-)} Ken Coar <http://Web.Golux.Com/coar/> Apache Group member <http://www.apache.org/> "Apache Server for Dummies" <http://Web.Golux.Com/coar/ASFD/>Received on Thursday, 17 December 1998 09:56:46 UTC
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