- From: Clemm, Geoff <gclemm@rational.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:45:51 -0400
- To: "WebDAV (E-mail)" <w3c-dist-auth@w3.org>
John asks: Is a PUT supposed to be rejected if the IF header provided specifies an invalid lock token and the resource is not locked? Jim Amsden replies: The if header would likely be ignored since the resource isn't locked and there's no token to check. But servers could implement this as a failed If header since it doesn't match the resource. Looks like a clarification might be needed in the spec. I believe 2518 is reasonably clear on this point. Section 9.4: The If header's purpose is to describe a series of state lists. If the state of the resource to which the header is applied does not match any of the specified state lists then the request MUST fail with a 412 (Precondition Failed). So if you include a lock token, and it does not match the resource to which you are applying the method, the PUT must fail with a 412. Now there is some ambiguity about the meaning of "the resource to which the header is applied" and no-tag-list productions. For example, is the collection one of the resources to which the header is applied, when you delete a member of the collection? But that's a different discussion (:-). Cheers, Geoff
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