Re: RFC7234: Can a request body form part of a "cache key"?

On 2016-07-28 21:00, Julian Reschke wrote:
> On 2016-07-28 20:37, Alex Rousskov wrote:
>> ...
>>> The same applies to PROPFIND and SEARCH, but those methods are
>>> defined by
>>> other specs that are free to define semantics for the body.
>>
>> ... but regardless of how they define that semantics, if they want that
>> request body to affect cachability of the response, they have to use
>> standard HTTP mechanisms to do so. For example, if they want the "Vary:
>> Request-Body"-like semantics, they could require a combination of
>> Content-Checksum request header and a "Vary: Content-Checksum" response
>> header.
>> ...
>
> Alex,
>
> it's pretty clear that you're playing the role of the spec lawyer here.
> That's fine: it is needed to spot bugs in specs.
>
> That said: it *is* a bug in the spec if people can read it as caching a
> PROPFIND while ignoring the body will ever be meaningful.
>
> So let's open a ticket (will do tomorrow unless somebody is faster) and
> move on.
>
> Best regards, Julian

-> <https://github.com/httpwg/http11bis/issues/17>

Best regards, Julian

Received on Friday, 29 July 2016 06:03:20 UTC