- From: Mark Baker <distobj@acm.org>
- Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 09:49:54 -0400
- To: "Julian Reschke" <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Cc: "James M Snell" <jasnell@gmail.com>, "HTTP Working Group" <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
On 8/3/07, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> wrote: > Mark Baker wrote: > >> Also, I'd clarify that the default response for a successful PATCH would > >> be 204, not 208. > > > > Why would a default be needed? > > OK, let me rephrase that: I don't want a default status, but a default > preference; and that should be not to return the whole entity. I can see the value in that, but I'd prefer it if a message without a Prefer header had the same meaning as it does now; no preference. So perhaps a new value indicating preference for 204 would be the thing to do. Mark. -- Mark Baker. Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA. http://www.markbaker.ca Coactus; Web-inspired integration strategies http://www.coactus.com
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