- From: Thomson, Martin <Martin.Thomson@commscope.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:00:08 +0800
- To: Dan Anderson <dan-anderson@cox.net>, "ietf-http-wg@w3.org" <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
On 2011-10-20 at 05:05:33, Dan Anderson wrote: > 1. Section 6: Why is this a 5xx status code and not a 4xx status > code? It seems to me like a client problem (failure to present > appropriate credentials) and thus more appropriate as a 4xx status > code. My guess: because there is nothing inherently wrong with the _HTTP_ request, a 4xx response might be misconstrued as an indication that it needs modification somehow. I wonder if a 3xx response was considered. Since the typical scenario involves redirection, it's not that much of a stretch to imagine 3xx. I'm sure you could skin this particular cat any number of ways. --Martin
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