AW: Status code for creating lock-null resource

> [mailto:w3c-dist-auth-request@w3.org]Im Auftrag von Hall, Shaun
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Whitehead [mailto:ejw@cse.ucsc.edu]
> > Sent: 15 June 2001 19:51
> > To: WebDAV WG
> > Subject: RE: Status code for creating lock-null resource
> 
> > There is a difference between a "null" resource, and a "lock 
> > null" resource.
> > The definition of a "null" resource, as given in Section 3, 
> > is correct. Lock
> > null resources are defined in Section 7.4. A null resource 
> > does not belong
> > to its parent collection, and does not respond to UNLOCK. 
> > Perhaps a better
> > way to express this concept is that what we termed a "null 
> > resource" is
> > really an "unmapped URL". That is, the URL is not mapped to a 
> > resource. This
> > avoids the philosophical question of "is a null resource a 
> > resource"? By
> > calling it an unmapped URL, a "null resource" is clearly not 
> > a resource.
> 
> Agreed on all of Jims points. I like the point about "URL is not 
> mapped to a
> resource". Maybe it could be included in the revised RFC as it could make
> things clearer for some people ?

I support that. It's currently to ease to misread. ;)

Received on Monday, 18 June 2001 05:03:51 UTC