- From: Nathan <nathan@webr3.org>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:12:19 +0000
- To: Reto Bachmann-Gmür <reto@gmuer.ch>
- CC: ietf-http-wg@w3.org, www-tag@w3.org
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly Reto, Reto Bachmann-Gmür wrote: > Hi Nathan > > Returning 204 would be against the resultion of HttpRange-14 as a 2XX > response implies the identified resource is an information resource > and you are not. Well noted about httprange-14! However this could easily be an information resource that is "coming soon", for example I am writing a document that will be available at 'uri' next week. > So either return a 404, or return a 303 response pointing to a URI > that currently (as no representation is available) yields to a 404. 303 to a resource which 404's sounds like it could work.. 404 I am keen to avoid. Can you use a 3xx without a Location header? > Cheers, > Reto > > On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Nathan <nathan@webr3.org> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Can I use a 204 No Content to indicate that a resource is known but >> currently does not have a representation (or another resource which >> describes it)? >> >> example: >> I have a resource which is a conceptual map to "me"; I have assigned a >> URI to that resource, am in the process of creating a document which >> describes me, and when I am done I will 303 See Other to the document >> from the resource which is a conceptual map to "me". >> >> In the interim what status code can I use to say that the resource is >> known, does not have a representation of its own that can be transferred >> by the server over HTTP, another resource is not know that is >> descriptive of said resource & the resource identifier is not to be used >> for anything else. >> >> I've fully checked through all status codes, including the 4xx's but >> can't find any to use, and 204 No Content seems to fit the best as far >> as I can tell. >> >> Many Thanks, >> >> Nathan >> >> > >
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