I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-webdav-collection-reqts-00.txt

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	Title		: Requirements for Advanced Collection Functionality 
                          in WebDAV
	Author(s)	: J. Slein
	Filename	: draft-ietf-webdav-collection-reqts-00.txt
	Pages		: 9
	Date		: 11-Mar-98
	
        The base WebDAV protocol [Goland et al., 1998] provides basic
        support for collections.  It defines a MKCOL method for creating
        collections and specifies how other HTTP and WebDAV methods
        interact with collections.  It supports only internal members of
        collections, which it defines as members whose URIs are
        immediately relative to the URI of the collection.
 
        This draft sets out requirements for more advanced, optional
        collection functionality. It extends the base functionality in two
        general directions: support for referential members, and support
        for ordered collections.  A separate WebDAV specification is
        expected to define protocol elements providing the functionality
        described here.


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