- From: J Ross Nicoll <jrn@jrn.me.uk>
- Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:17:17 +0100
- To: "Roy T. Fielding" <fielding@gbiv.com>
- Cc: HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>, www-tag@w3.org
Roy T. Fielding wrote: >> That just seems plain false. A 303 does not indicate that something >> does not exist. It simply indicates that the server, for reasons which >> may be entirely opaque and nobody is under any obligation to explain, >> has decided to redirect the query elsewhere. > > No, we have other redirect codes for that. As I understand it, 301 (moved permanently), 302 (found) and 307 (not modified) all indicate a different location for the resource, never for an alternative to it. 304 is "Not modified", and 305/6 are deprecated/reserved respectively. So, I don't think there is any other redirect code for "Instead of the resource you requested, please see this resource instead"...
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