On 07/12/2011, at 7:46 PM, Julian Reschke wrote: >> I disagree. All 3xx codes are redirects and only some of those MAY >> be followed with automatic redirection -- the ones with a Location >> header field indicating the preferred redirect target. The default >> behavior applies if the recipient does not know the new code. >> ... > > Indeed: > > "If the server has a preferred choice of representation, it SHOULD include the specific URI for that representation in the Location field; user agents MAY use the Location field value for automatic redirection." > > So for new 3xx responses that come with "Location", UAs MAY use it for automatic redirection. But then, they don't have to. So, it sounds like we need a new paragraph (or similar) in p2 8.3 redirection... -- Mark Nottingham http://www.mnot.net/Received on Wednesday, 7 December 2011 08:53:36 UTC
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