The HTTP spec section 14.1 states: "If no Accept header field is present, then it is assumed that the client accepts all media types. If an Accept header field is present, and if the server cannot send a response which is acceptable according to the combined Accept field value, then the server SHOULD send a 406 (not acceptable) response."
So I'm wondering if from within the handle() method in a Restlet if the following code should return null: request.getClientInfo().getPreferredVariant(variants, this.getApplication().getMetadataService()); if a client's request does not include one of the variants in the variants List, so that a server can detect the situation and return 406. Right now it seems to return the first variant in the variant list. Thanks, Dave ------------------------------------------------------ http://restlet.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=4447&dsMessageId=2423188
