On Thu, 2008-06-19 at 12:13 -0700, David Gallardo wrote: > I've read section 9.1 and don't see how this would be in violation of the > spec. I intend to use the body merely to specify the query, the server > doesn't preserve it, so it's an entirely safe, idempotent retrieval > operation--like any other GET. > > I don't mean to sound contentious, Oleg, but what part of the spec, > specifically, would this be violating? > > I'm open to suggestion, if this is wrong, but since this is a query, it > doesn't seem appropriate to use a POST or UPDATE. >
9.1.1 "... In particular, the convention has been established that the GET and HEAD methods SHOULD NOT have the significance of taking an action other than retrieval. ..." 9.3 "... The GET method means retrieve whatever information (in the form of an entity) is identified by the Request-URI. ..." Hope this helps Oleg > @D > > David, > > What you are trying to do / propose is a severe violation of the HTTP > spec. See section 9.1 > > Oleg > > > > @D > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
