Re: Optional Backpointers from Targets to References

Jim Amsden wrote:

> This will require ACLs on individual properties,

Nope.  The backpointer update doesn't have to pass through the same code path as
PROPPATCH; it can call directly into the code that PROPPATCH calls, but bypass the
ACL check.

>> I don't believe that has to be a problem.  The ACLs can be set up so that they
>> specifically permit the backpointer property to be updated by the server.
>
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Received on Tuesday, 15 September 1998 19:27:22 UTC