Re: HTTP 302

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Nathan <nathan@webr3.org> wrote:

> Christopher Gutteridge wrote:
>
>> One last comment, it's a shame we use a code meaning "See Other"
>>
>> You could get a lot of useful mileage out of a 3XX code meaning "Is
>> Described By"
>>
>>
> and what if you got two of those 3XX's chained, what would be being
> described?
>
> -> GET /A
> -< 30X /B
> -> GET /B
> -< 30X /C
> -> GET /C
> -< 200 OK
>
> does /C describe /A or /B ?
>

/B (assuming 30X = 303)
Can you offer an interpretation otherwise?


>
> 303 is a nice loose way of saying "/x may give you more information",
> stressing the "may" in that sentence, as it equally may not.
>
>