XML base after redirection

Looking at my action item to characterize the deductions made from HTTP responses in the tabulator library, I found these related questions:

1) If A redirects 301 "Moved" to B, what should be the XML base which is used to parse the representation returned from B?

2) If A redirects 302 "Found" to B, what should be the XML base which is used to parse the representation returned from B?

I assume everybody parses with B as the base.

One could make an argument that in the Found case, the original URI is the one everyone should use for the document, and so any self-reference ought also to apply to A, which is best served by 
Example:  a canonical place for an ontology is redirected Found to a SVN store where the current 
version of the ontology file is. That file says    in N3  <> dc:title "This is an ontology which...".

What do people thing about (a) logic and (b) current practice?


Tim

Received on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 03:14:17 UTC