On ons, 2008-11-19 at 12:15 +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote: > There is no harm in other method responses being cachable if the > server says they are, especially if an Etag is used so the origin > server is always consulted for accuracy. etag values in requests refer to the "selected representation", not the method specific response. Basing the selected representation on the method used does not make much sense imho. ETag headers in responses also refer to the selected representation the response either contains or relates to, and is meant to be able to use as validator cross methods for the same URI. Regards Henrik
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