Re: X-HTTP-Method-Override request header

On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Robin Berjon <robin@w3.org> wrote:
> You asked why the header was present, not what the problem is.

Same difference.


>> Changing <form> to support PUT and DELETE is hard and unlikely to
>> happen.
>
> Hard things have happened before though. Which is why previously in the
> thread I pointed out the fact that if someone felt the need to lead this it
> was possible.

Given the cross-origin complexity it just does not quite seem worth it
in order to get this declarative.


> Redirects should certainly be fixed so as to ignore the "safe methods"
> requirement from HTTP (or HTTP should be fixed to provide better advice).
> Note that the issue is not just prompting, but also switching the method
> from PUT/DELETE to GET.
>
> Why just 307 and not 301-3,8?

Because only 307/308 preserve the method.


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Received on Wednesday, 6 November 2013 13:35:21 UTC