Re: Depth header in PROPPATCH method

Julian,

I think it needs to be clarified.  Also, can the "set" and 
"remove" XML elements specify properties belonging
to the internal member's?

Thx,

-Stanley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Reschke" <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
To: "Stanley Guan" <stanley.guan@oracle.com>
Cc: <w3c-dist-auth@w3.org>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Depth header in PROPPATCH method


> 
> Stanley Guan wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >  
> > Is Depth hader allowed in a PROPPATCH method?  If specified
> > by the client, what should the server respond?
> >  
> > Thx,
> >  
> > -Stanley
> 
> PROPPATCH doesn't specify how a Depth header should be interpreted. 
> Thus, a client cannot rely on any specific server behaviour.
> 
> I'd assume that most of the servers will ignore the header upon 
> PROPPATCH, thus rejecting the message may cause interoperability 
> problems. So maybe RFC2518bis should clarify this?
> 
> Julian
> 
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