- From: Richard Cyganiak <richard@cyganiak.de>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:32:02 +0200
- To: Alan Ruttenberg <alanruttenberg@gmail.com>
- Cc: Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>, Jonathan Rees <jar@creativecommons.org>, "Roy T. Fielding" <fielding@gbiv.com>, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>, HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>, www-tag@w3.org
On 12 Jul 2009, at 00:47, Alan Ruttenberg wrote: >>>> A 303 response to a GET request indicates that the server does >>>> not have a transferable representation > > What does "transferable" add to representation? > Would it be possible for someone to give an example of an > *un*transferable representation? I think the word "transferable" just adds a bit of wiggle room that allows the server not to send the representation even if it has one. An example might be a client that is not authorized to view the resource, and the server 303-redirects it to a preview of the resource. Another example might be a representation that is too large for a mobile client on a slow connection. There might be many reasons why a server, even though it technically speaking has a representation, would prefer to redirect a client to some other resource instead. (I didn't write Roy's text and am obviously just guessing.) Richard > Thanks, > > -Alan > > >>>> of the requested resource >>>> and is instead redirecting the client to some other resource >>>> for further information. >>>> >>>> then I think the objection is handled without watering down >>>> the purpose of using the status code on a GET. >>>> >>>> ....Roy >>> >>> Excellent! The rewording you give above would be fine with me - I >>> would be satisfied if HTTPbis said this, or something equivalent. >>> (because then the choice to yield a 303 can be attributed to the >>> server, and would not necessarily reflect on the nature of the >>> resource - "the server does not have" vs. "the resource does not >>> have".) >> >> Hmm, then I am puzzled. Does 303 redirection really imply that the >> server >> **does not have** a transferable representation? Surely 303 >> redirection is >> used under other circumstances than this, circumstances which have >> nothing >> whatever to do with http-range-14 and were being used before the >> http-range-14 issue was even raised? No? >> >> Pat >> >>> >>> Best >>> Jonathan >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> IHMC (850)434 8903 or (650)494 >> 3973 >> 40 South Alcaniz St. (850)202 4416 office >> Pensacola (850)202 4440 fax >> FL 32502 (850)291 0667 mobile >> phayesAT-SIGNihmc.us http://www.ihmc.us/users/phayes >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
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