-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rashmi,
Rashmi Rubdi wrote: > Thank you both for clarifying, I understand what you're saying. [snip] > And the definition of ETag : > http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.19 > > mentions entity-tag , which is also the value of a few other caching tags: > > If-Match > If-None-Match > Vary Just because each of these headers has an entity-tag as its value does not mean that the server can just pick one and shove an Etag-appropriate value into the header. The "entity-tag" is just a data type. It's like saying "the 'Date' header returns a date" and "the 'Last-Modified-Date' header also returns a date", therefore you can use the headers interchangeably. > The value of the above tags returns the same checksum for the static > resource as the ETag does. Really? That doesn't sound right. The "Vary" header does not contain any checksum of any kind. (At least not in the HTTP 1.1 spec). > I think ETag's value will only change if the static file's modified > date changes according to it's definition here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_ETag > > So why have 2 headers with the same checksum for the same static > resource when one would suffice? Unless the checksum is going to be > different... which I doubt because it is calculate based on the i-node > number , last modified time and size (in Apache though, not sure how > Tomcat calculates it.). I'm not really sure what you're talking about, here. It seems clear that the Etag ought to be sent with a 304 response if that same request would have returned an Etag with a 200 response instead. The fact that the Etag shouldn't change isn't the issue... it's the fact that it should be sent in the response regardless of 2xx or 3xx response. - -chris -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGT3GC9CaO5/Lv0PARAtlNAJ0VofZyKlWiwoAVDE4f6dse1QxXLACfVRap RdLFVUr9U7HNh1NTeP7iyyM= =jwsf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
