Nonstandard HTTP methods not converted to JSON correctly
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                 Key: COUCHDB-882
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-882
             Project: CouchDB
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: HTTP Interface
    Affects Versions: 1.0.1
         Environment: Erlang R13, Linux
            Reporter: Jason Smith
            Priority: Minor
             Fix For: 1.0.1
         Attachments: 
0001-For-unknown-HTTP-methods-Use-a-binary-for-httpd.meth.patch

Since COUCHDB-815, CouchDB allows nonstandard or unknown HTTP methods in case a 
_show or similar function may want to implement a response to that method.

Unfortunately the (my) patch in that ticket used couch_util:to_existing_atom 
which returns the passed value unmodified if it has no corresponding atom. That 
is wrong because the HTTP method will be copied into the `req` object in the 
view server, therefore it must not be an Erlang string (list of integers) 
because those do not JSONify correctly. Instead, if the atom does not exist, 
the method should be converted to a binary.

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