Re: [Editorial Errata Reported] RFC9110 (7530)

On 29.05.2023 23:47, RFC Errata System wrote:
> The following errata report has been submitted for RFC9110,
> "HTTP Semantics".
>
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> You may review the report below and at:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid7530
>
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> Type: Editorial
> Reported by: Philippe Cloutier <chealer@gmail.com>
>
> Section: 15.5.2.
>
> Original Text
> -------------
> The 401 (Unauthorized) status code indicates that the request has not
> been applied because it lacks valid authentication credentials for
> the target resource.
>
> Corrected Text
> --------------
> The 401 (Unauthorized) status code indicates that the request has not
> been processed because it lacks valid authentication credentials for
> the target resource.
>
> Notes
> -----
> "applying a request" is not a standard expression. Usually, requests are "treated", "granted" or "processed".
>
> This phrasing was imported in Apache Tomcat; thanks to Mark Thomas for pointing out it came from this RFC.
> ...

I don't think this phrasing is incorrect. Also, the same term is used in
similar contexts throughout the spec.

Thus, I would recommend to reject this erratum.

Best regards, Julian

Received on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 08:17:54 UTC