- From: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:36:04 -0800
- To: Robert Siemer <Robert.Siemer-httpwg@backsla.sh>
- Cc: ietf-http-wg@w3.org
No. Although there are a number of aspects here that aren't clearly specified, 2616 does clearly state that POST must be written through. On 17/11/2008, at 9:54 PM, Robert Siemer wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 04:22:13PM -0600, Mark Nottingham wrote: >> >> AIUI it's implied by the combination of POST being explicitly >> cacheable, but being required to be written through. Freshness can't >> be used, and validation is fraught with difficulty. > > You read that it is implied that POST responses can be used for GET, I > read that POSTs don't have to be written through. > > > R > -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/
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