Re: What's wrong with names that end in /?

Thank you for the cogent explanation, JK.

PT Rourke
ptrourke@mediaone.net

(let me know if the FROM line of this message still contains the recipient's
name).

----- Original Message -----
From: <jose.kahan@w3.org>
To: "Scott Davis" <scott.davis@dsto.defence.gov.au>
Cc: <www-amaya@w3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: What's wrong with names that end in /?


> Hello,
>
> I hadn't been able to reply to this track as I was away for holidays.
>
> Up to now, when Amaya is saving to a URL that finishes in "/", it'll
> concatenate a default document name. By default, this name is
"Overview.html",
> but it can be changed by the user thru the Special/Preferences/Publishing
> menu.
>
> The reason for having this name is that not all PUT scripts support having
> a PUT to a "/" URL. Our workaround has been to let you set up the default
> document name for "/".
>
> I'll try to change this so that you can have Amaya save directly to "/"
and,
> if your server doesn't support it, then warn the user that he needs to set
up
> a default document name in the Publishin menu. This way, we'll be able to
> have the nice, cool and correct way, and a backward compatibility to older
> scripts/servers.
>
> -Jose
>
> > (or the
> > Is the point that whether or not a document can be saved to a URL ending
with
> > a / is a server decision, and Amaya should attempt it and then report a
> > server-side error (if necessary), not refuse point-blank to try?
> >
>