- From: Carlos Iglesias <carlos.iglesias@fundacionctic.org>
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:45:28 +0100
- To: "Johannes Koch" <johannes.koch@fit.fraunhofer.de>, <public-wai-ert@w3.org>
> Carlos Iglesias schrieb: > > 2.3.3 HTTP Response > > > > "If an HTTP request fails for any reason during a test > (network-level error, DNS resolution error, non-HTTP > response, or server returns an HTTP 4xx or 5xx status), the > test outcome should be considered FAIL" > > > > When not reaching the server it should be a not tested > instead a fail (e.g 5xx server errors). > > Why is 5xx is mentioned here? My understood of our discussion was that if you don't reach a resource to test, then it should be a not tested. 5xx are Server Errors in which the server is incapable of performing the request. Is there anything I'm missing or I've misunderstood? > > When the server returns 4xx or 5xx the result of the test > should not > > fail, because otherwise the website as a hole could never > be Mobile OK > > compliant (e.g. you can always make a request that will > produce an 404 > > and thus a fail) Regards, CI.
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