Changeset 1054 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

Timestamp:

Oct 23, 2010, 1:00:32 AM (9 years ago)

Author:

julian.reschke@…

Message:

The asterisk form is only allowed for OPTIONS (see #233)

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml (modified) (3 diffs)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

@@ -1514 +1514 @@
 <t><iref item="asterisk form (of request-target)"/>
    The asterisk "*" ("asterisk form") means that the request does not apply to a
-   particular resource, but to the server itself, and is only allowed
-   when the method used does not necessarily apply to a resource. One
-   example would be
+   particular resource, but to the server itself. This is only allowed for the
+   OPTIONS method. Thus, the only valid example is
 </t>
 <figure><artwork type="message/http; msgtype=&#34;request&#34;" x:indent-with="  ">
@@ -4875 +4874 @@
 <t>
   Update use of abs_path production from RFC 1808 to the path-absolute + query
-  components of RFC 3986.
+  components of RFC 3986. State that the asterisk form is allowed for the OPTIONS
+  method only.
   (<xref target="request-target"/>)
 </t>
@@ -5689 +5689 @@
       "Trailer requirements"
     </t>
+    <t>
+      <eref target="http://tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/233"/>:
+      "Is * usable as a request-uri for new methods?"
+    </t>
   </list>
 </t>