- From: Dang Thi Thu van <chudoantien@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:43:22 -0400
- To: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Cc: Jonathan Rees <jar@creativecommons.org>, HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
On 9/24/11, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> wrote: > On 2011-09-22 17:34, Jonathan Rees wrote: >> I note in the description of GET >> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-16#section-7.3 >> that the word "retrieve" does not occur in describing the general case >> (it only occurs in the description of partial GET). > > It probably should. My understanding is that we still have a TODO to > rewrite most of the method descriptions. > >> Maybe it is obvious that if a representation of a resource is >> transferred, then it is retrieved. But I think it would be cleaner if >> consistent terminology were used. RFC 3986 speaks of retrieval, and >> (in my understanding) GET is the canonical instantiation of this idea. > > Yes. > >> ... > > Best regards, Julian > >
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