Changeset 1421 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

Timestamp:

31/08/11 08:43:52 (10 years ago)

Author:

julian.reschke@…

Message:

rephrase 303 description (now doesn't imply GET is needed anymore) (see #310)

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

@@ -1698 +1698 @@
   <iref primary="true" item="Status Codes" subitem="303 See Other" x:for-anchor=""/>
 <t>
-   The server directs the user agent to a different resource, indicated
-   by a URI in the Location header field, that provides an indirect
-   response to the original request.  The user agent &MAY; perform a GET
-   request on the URI in the Location field in order to obtain a
-   representation corresponding to the response, be redirected again,
-   or end with an error status.  The Location URI is not a substitute
-   reference for the effective request URI.
-</t>
-<t>
-   The 303 status code is generally applicable to any HTTP method.  It is
+   The 303 status code indicates that the server is redirecting the
+   user agent to a different resource, as indicated by a URI in the
+   Location header field, that is intended to provide an indirect
+   response to the original request.  In order to satisfy the original
+   request, a user agent &SHOULD; perform a retrieval request using the
+   Location URI, which may itself be redirected further, and present
+   the eventual result as an answer to the original request.
+   Note that the new URI in the Location header field is not considered
+   equivalent to the effective request URI. 
+</t>
+<t>
+   This status code is generally applicable to any HTTP method.  It is
    primarily used to allow the output of a POST action to redirect
    the user agent to a selected resource, since doing so provides the
@@ -4267 +4269 @@
 <section title="Since draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-16" anchor="changes.since.16">
 <t>
+  Closed issues:
+  <list style="symbols"> 
+    <t>
+      <eref target="http://tools.ietf.org/wg/httpbis/trac/ticket/310"/>:
+      "clarify 303 redirect on HEAD"
+    </t>
+  </list>
+</t>
+<t>
   Work-in-progress:
   <list style="symbols">