Changeset 1516 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.html

Timestamp:

Jan 26, 2012, 9:19:29 AM (8 years ago)

Author:

julian.reschke@…

Message:

demote SHOULD for payload on 201; it doesn't make sense for PUT (related to #332)

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.html (modified) (1 diff)

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

@@ -1684 +1684 @@
       <p id="rfc.section.7.2.2.p.1">The request has been fulfilled and has resulted in a new resource being created. The newly created resource can be referenced
          by the URI(s) returned in the payload of the response, with the most specific URI for the resource given by a Location header
-         field. The response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> include a payload containing a list of resource characteristics and location(s) from which the user or user agent can choose
-         the one most appropriate.
+         field. The response can include a payload containing a list of resource characteristics and location(s) from which the user
+         or user agent can choose the one most appropriate.
       </p>
       <p id="rfc.section.7.2.2.p.2">The origin server <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> create the resource before returning the 201 status code. If the action cannot be carried out immediately, the server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> respond with 202 (Accepted) response instead.