RE: HOW_TO_IDENTIFY_LOCK_OWNER

> From: w3c-dist-auth-request@w3.org
> [mailto:w3c-dist-auth-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Clemm, Geoff
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 8:01 PM
> To: w3c-dist-auth@w3c.org
> Subject: RE: HOW_TO_IDENTIFY_LOCK_OWNER
>
>
> The client should never automatically reuse a lock taken out
> by another client (irrespective of whether or not it was another
> client with the same authentication credentials), but should only
> steal another client's lock on explicit request by the user.
> So the client should present to the user the information stored
> in the DAV:owner field of the lock, and the user will use that
> information to decide whether he/she really wants to steal that lock.

*How* would a client present this information if the contents of DAV.owner
is not specified at all?

Received on Monday, 14 January 2002 15:09:20 UTC