HTTP Status Code for TC returning EMPTY

Yves,

As of my ACTION-81 I'd like to ask you (given your HTTPbis background),
what's your take on the HTTP status code to be returned for the EMPTY case?

Is this, in your opinion, a client error situation (4xx class) or should we
handle it as Ok with no content (204)? Can you give us some evidence from
your experience how the candidates (406/416 and 204 on the other hand) are
used in the wild in order to asses if there are potential clashes?

Cheers,
      Michael

[1] http://www.w3.org/2008/WebVideo/Fragments/wiki/TestCasesDiscussion

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Received on Wednesday, 20 May 2009 17:17:22 UTC