Changeset 1842 for draft-ietf-httpbis


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01/09/12 05:32:48 (9 years ago)
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(editorial) wordsmithing and sectioning

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    587587         <li><a href="#rfc.section.2">2.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#resource">Resource</a></li>
    588588         <li><a href="#rfc.section.3">3.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#methods">Request Methods</a><ul>
    589                <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.1">3.1</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#method.properties">Common Method Properties</a><ul>
    590                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.1.1">3.1.1</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#safe.methods">Safe Methods</a></li>
    591                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.1.2">3.1.2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#idempotent.methods">Idempotent Methods</a></li>
    592                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.1.3">3.1.3</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#cacheable.methods">Cacheable Methods</a></li>
     589               <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.1">3.1</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#method.overview">Overview</a></li>
     590               <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2">3.2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#method.properties">Common Method Properties</a><ul>
     591                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.1">3.2.1</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#safe.methods">Safe Methods</a></li>
     592                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.2">3.2.2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#idempotent.methods">Idempotent Methods</a></li>
     593                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.3">3.2.3</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#cacheable.methods">Cacheable Methods</a></li>
    593594                  </ul>
    594595               </li>
    595                <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2">3.2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#method.definitions">Method Definitions</a><ul>
    596                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.1">3.2.1</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a></li>
    597                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.2">3.2.2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#GET">GET</a></li>
    598                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.3">3.2.3</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#HEAD">HEAD</a></li>
    599                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.4">3.2.4</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#POST">POST</a></li>
    600                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.5">3.2.5</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#PUT">PUT</a></li>
    601                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.6">3.2.6</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#DELETE">DELETE</a></li>
    602                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.7">3.2.7</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#TRACE">TRACE</a></li>
    603                      <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.8">3.2.8</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#CONNECT">CONNECT</a></li>
     596               <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3">3.3</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#method.definitions">Method Definitions</a><ul>
     597                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.1">3.3.1</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a></li>
     598                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.2">3.3.2</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#GET">GET</a></li>
     599                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.3">3.3.3</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#HEAD">HEAD</a></li>
     600                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.4">3.3.4</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#POST">POST</a></li>
     601                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.5">3.3.5</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#PUT">PUT</a></li>
     602                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.6">3.3.6</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#DELETE">DELETE</a></li>
     603                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.7">3.3.7</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#TRACE">TRACE</a></li>
     604                     <li><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.8">3.3.8</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#CONNECT">CONNECT</a></li>
    604605                  </ul>
    605606               </li>
    … …  
    847848      </p>
    848849      <h1 id="rfc.section.3"><a href="#rfc.section.3">3.</a>&nbsp;<a id="methods" href="#methods">Request Methods</a></h1>
    849       <p id="rfc.section.3.p.1">The request method token is the primary source of request semantics; it indicates the purpose for which the client has made
     850      <h2 id="rfc.section.3.1"><a href="#rfc.section.3.1">3.1</a>&nbsp;<a id="method.overview" href="#method.overview">Overview</a></h2>
     851      <p id="rfc.section.3.1.p.1">The request method token is the primary source of request semantics; it indicates the purpose for which the client has made
    850852         this request and what is expected by the client as a successful result. The request semantics <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be further specialized by the semantics of some header fields when present in a request (<a href="#request.fields" title="Request-modifier Header Fields">Section&nbsp;4.1</a>) if those additional semantics do not conflict with the method.
    851853      </p>
    852       <div id="rfc.figure.u.1"></div><pre class="inline"><span id="rfc.iref.g.1"></span>  <a href="#methods" class="smpl">method</a> = <a href="#imported.abnf" class="smpl">token</a>
    853 </pre><p id="rfc.section.3.p.3">HTTP was originally designed to be usable as an interface to distributed object systems. The request method was envisioned
     854      <div id="rfc.figure.u.1"></div><pre class="inline"><span id="rfc.iref.g.1"></span>  <a href="#method.overview" class="smpl">method</a> = <a href="#imported.abnf" class="smpl">token</a>
     855</pre><p id="rfc.section.3.1.p.3">HTTP was originally designed to be usable as an interface to distributed object systems. The request method was envisioned
    854856         as applying semantics to a target resource in much the same way as invoking a defined method on an identified object would
    855857         apply semantics. The method token is case-sensitive because it might be used as a gateway to object-based systems with case-sensitive
    856858         method names.
    857859      </p>
    858       <p id="rfc.section.3.p.4">Unlike distributed objects, the standardized request methods in HTTP are not resource-specific, since uniform interfaces provide
     860      <p id="rfc.section.3.1.p.4">Unlike distributed objects, the standardized request methods in HTTP are not resource-specific, since uniform interfaces provide
    859861         for better visibility and reuse in network-based systems <a href="#REST" id="rfc.xref.REST.1"><cite title="Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures">[REST]</cite></a>. Once defined, a standardized method <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> have the same semantics when applied to any resource, though each resource determines for itself whether those semantics are
    860862         implemented or allowed.
    861863      </p>
    862       <p id="rfc.section.3.p.5">This specification defines a number of standardized methods that are commonly used in HTTP, as outlined by the following table.
     864      <p id="rfc.section.3.1.p.5">This specification defines a number of standardized methods that are commonly used in HTTP, as outlined by the following table.
    863865         By convention, standardized methods are defined in all-uppercase ASCII letters.
    864866      </p>
    865867      <div id="rfc.table.1">
    866          <div id="method.overview"></div>
     868         <div id="table.of.methods"></div>
    867869         <table class="tt full left" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
    868870            <thead>
    … …  
    877879                  <td class="left">GET</td>
    878880                  <td class="left">Transfer a current representation of the target resource.</td>
    879                   <td class="left"><a href="#GET" id="rfc.xref.GET.1" title="GET">3.2.2</a></td>
     881                  <td class="left"><a href="#GET" id="rfc.xref.GET.1" title="GET">3.3.2</a></td>
    880882               </tr>
    881883               <tr>
    882884                  <td class="left">HEAD</td>
    883885                  <td class="left">Same as GET, but do not include a message body in the response.</td>
    884                   <td class="left"><a href="#HEAD" id="rfc.xref.HEAD.1" title="HEAD">3.2.3</a></td>
     886                  <td class="left"><a href="#HEAD" id="rfc.xref.HEAD.1" title="HEAD">3.3.3</a></td>
    885887               </tr>
    886888               <tr>
    887889                  <td class="left">POST</td>
    888890                  <td class="left">Perform resource-specific processing on the request payload.</td>
    889                   <td class="left"><a href="#POST" id="rfc.xref.POST.1" title="POST">3.2.4</a></td>
     891                  <td class="left"><a href="#POST" id="rfc.xref.POST.1" title="POST">3.3.4</a></td>
    890892               </tr>
    891893               <tr>
    892894                  <td class="left">PUT</td>
    893895                  <td class="left">Replace all current representations of the target resource with the request payload.</td>
    894                   <td class="left"><a href="#PUT" id="rfc.xref.PUT.1" title="PUT">3.2.5</a></td>
     896                  <td class="left"><a href="#PUT" id="rfc.xref.PUT.1" title="PUT">3.3.5</a></td>
    895897               </tr>
    896898               <tr>
    897899                  <td class="left">DELETE</td>
    898900                  <td class="left">Remove all current representations of the target resource.</td>
    899                   <td class="left"><a href="#DELETE" id="rfc.xref.DELETE.1" title="DELETE">3.2.6</a></td>
     901                  <td class="left"><a href="#DELETE" id="rfc.xref.DELETE.1" title="DELETE">3.3.6</a></td>
    900902               </tr>
    901903               <tr>
    902904                  <td class="left">CONNECT</td>
    903905                  <td class="left">Establish a tunnel to the server identified by the target resource.</td>
    904                   <td class="left"><a href="#CONNECT" id="rfc.xref.CONNECT.1" title="CONNECT">3.2.8</a></td>
     906                  <td class="left"><a href="#CONNECT" id="rfc.xref.CONNECT.1" title="CONNECT">3.3.8</a></td>
    905907               </tr>
    906908               <tr>
    907909                  <td class="left">OPTIONS</td>
    908910                  <td class="left">Describe the communication options for the target resource.</td>
    909                   <td class="left"><a href="#OPTIONS" id="rfc.xref.OPTIONS.1" title="OPTIONS">3.2.1</a></td>
     911                  <td class="left"><a href="#OPTIONS" id="rfc.xref.OPTIONS.1" title="OPTIONS">3.3.1</a></td>
    910912               </tr>
    911913               <tr>
    912914                  <td class="left">TRACE</td>
    913915                  <td class="left">Perform a message loop-back test along the path to the target resource.</td>
    914                   <td class="left"><a href="#TRACE" id="rfc.xref.TRACE.1" title="TRACE">3.2.7</a></td>
     916                  <td class="left"><a href="#TRACE" id="rfc.xref.TRACE.1" title="TRACE">3.3.7</a></td>
    915917               </tr>
    916918            </tbody>
    917919         </table>
    918920      </div>
    919       <p id="rfc.section.3.p.6">The methods GET and HEAD <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> be supported by all general-purpose servers. All other methods are <em class="bcp14">OPTIONAL</em>. When implemented, a server <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> implement the above methods according to the semantics defined for them in <a href="#method.definitions" title="Method Definitions">Section&nbsp;3.2</a>.
    920       </p>
    921       <p id="rfc.section.3.p.7">Additional methods <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used in HTTP; many have already been standardized outside the scope of this specification and registered within the HTTP
     921      <p id="rfc.section.3.1.p.6">The methods GET and HEAD <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> be supported by all general-purpose servers. All other methods are <em class="bcp14">OPTIONAL</em>. When implemented, a server <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> implement the above methods according to the semantics defined for them in <a href="#method.definitions" title="Method Definitions">Section&nbsp;3.3</a>.
     922      </p>
     923      <p id="rfc.section.3.1.p.7">Additional methods <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used in HTTP; many have already been standardized outside the scope of this specification and registered within the HTTP
    922924         Method Registry maintained by IANA, as defined in <a href="#method.registry" title="Method Registry">Section&nbsp;11.1</a>.
    923925      </p>
    924       <p id="rfc.section.3.p.8">The set of methods allowed by a target resource can be listed in an <a href="#header.allow" class="smpl">Allow</a> header field (<a href="#header.allow" id="rfc.xref.header.allow.1" title="Allow">Section&nbsp;10.5</a>). However, the set of allowed methods can change dynamically. When a request message is received that is unrecognized or
     926      <p id="rfc.section.3.1.p.8">The set of methods allowed by a target resource can be listed in an <a href="#header.allow" class="smpl">Allow</a> header field (<a href="#header.allow" id="rfc.xref.header.allow.1" title="Allow">Section&nbsp;10.5</a>). However, the set of allowed methods can change dynamically. When a request message is received that is unrecognized or
    925927         not implemented by an origin server, the origin server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> respond with the <a href="#status.501" class="smpl">501 (Not Implemented)</a> status code. When a request message is received that is known by an origin server but not allowed for the target resource,
    926928         the origin server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> respond with the <a href="#status.405" class="smpl">405 (Method Not Allowed)</a> status code.
    927929      </p>
    928       <h2 id="rfc.section.3.1"><a href="#rfc.section.3.1">3.1</a>&nbsp;<a id="method.properties" href="#method.properties">Common Method Properties</a></h2>
     930      <h2 id="rfc.section.3.2"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2">3.2</a>&nbsp;<a id="method.properties" href="#method.properties">Common Method Properties</a></h2>
    929931      <div id="rfc.iref.s.1"></div>
    930       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.1.1"><a href="#rfc.section.3.1.1">3.1.1</a>&nbsp;<a id="safe.methods" href="#safe.methods">Safe Methods</a></h3>
    931       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.1.p.1">Request methods are considered "<dfn id="safe">safe</dfn>" if their defined semantics are essentially read-only; i.e., the client does not request, and does not expect, any state
     932      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.1"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.1">3.2.1</a>&nbsp;<a id="safe.methods" href="#safe.methods">Safe Methods</a></h3>
     933      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.1">Request methods are considered "<dfn id="safe">safe</dfn>" if their defined semantics are essentially read-only; i.e., the client does not request, and does not expect, any state
    932934         change on the origin server as a result of applying a safe method to a target resource. Likewise, reasonable use of a safe
    933935         method is not expected to cause any harm, loss of property, or unusual burden on the origin server.
    934936      </p>
    935       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.1.p.2">This definition of safe methods does not prevent an implementation from including behavior that is potentially harmful, not
     937      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.2">This definition of safe methods does not prevent an implementation from including behavior that is potentially harmful, not
    936938         entirely read-only, or which causes side-effects while invoking a safe method. What is important, however, is that the client
    937939         did not request that additional behavior and cannot be held accountable for it. For example, most servers append request information
    … …  
    940942         the Web will often have the side-effect of charging an advertising account.
    941943      </p>
    942       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.1.p.3">The GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, and TRACE request methods are defined to be safe.</p>
    943       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.1.p.4">The purpose of distinguishing between safe and unsafe methods is to allow automated retrieval processes (spiders) and cache
     944      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.3">The GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, and TRACE request methods are defined to be safe.</p>
     945      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.4">The purpose of distinguishing between safe and unsafe methods is to allow automated retrieval processes (spiders) and cache
    944946         performance optimization (pre-fetching) to work without fear of causing harm. In addition, it allows a user agent to apply
    945947         appropriate constraints on the automated use of unsafe methods when processing potentially untrusted content.
    946948      </p>
    947       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.1.p.5">A user agent <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> distinguish between safe and unsafe methods when presenting potential actions to a user, such that the user can be made aware
     949      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.5">A user agent <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> distinguish between safe and unsafe methods when presenting potential actions to a user, such that the user can be made aware
    948950         of an unsafe action before it is requested.
    949951      </p>
    950       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.1.p.6">When a resource is constructed such that parameters within the effective request URI have the effect of selecting an action,
     952      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.6">When a resource is constructed such that parameters within the effective request URI have the effect of selecting an action,
    951953         it is the resource owner's responsibility to ensure that the action is consistent with the request method semantics. For example,
    952954         it is common for Web-based content editing software to use actions within query parameters, such as "page?do=delete". If the
    … …  
    956958      </p>
    957959      <div id="rfc.iref.i.1"></div>
    958       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.1.2"><a href="#rfc.section.3.1.2">3.1.2</a>&nbsp;<a id="idempotent.methods" href="#idempotent.methods">Idempotent Methods</a></h3>
    959       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.2.p.1">Request methods are considered "<dfn id="idempotent">idempotent</dfn>" if the intended effect of multiple identical requests is the same as for a single request. PUT, DELETE, and all safe request
     960      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.2"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.2">3.2.2</a>&nbsp;<a id="idempotent.methods" href="#idempotent.methods">Idempotent Methods</a></h3>
     961      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.1">Request methods are considered "<dfn id="idempotent">idempotent</dfn>" if the intended effect of multiple identical requests is the same as for a single request. PUT, DELETE, and all safe request
    960962         methods are idempotent.
    961963      </p>
    962       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.2.p.2">Like the definition of safe, the idempotent property only applies to what has been requested by the user; a server is free
     964      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.2">Like the definition of safe, the idempotent property only applies to what has been requested by the user; a server is free
    963965         to log each request separately, retain a revision control history, or implement other non-idempotent side-effects for each
    964966         idempotent request.
    965967      </p>
    966       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.2.p.3">Idempotent methods are distinguished because the request can be repeated automatically if a communication failure occurs before
     968      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.3">Idempotent methods are distinguished because the request can be repeated automatically if a communication failure occurs before
    967969         the client is able to read the server's response. For example, if a client sends a PUT request and the underlying connection
    968          is closed before any response is received, then it can establish a new connection and retry the request because it knows that
    969          repeating the request will have the same effect even if the original request succeeded. Note, however, that repeated failures
    970          would indicate a problem within the server.
     970         is closed before any response is received, then it can establish a new connection and retry the idempotent request because
     971         it knows that repeating the request will have the same effect even if the original request succeeded. Note, however, that
     972         repeated failures would indicate a problem within the server.
    971973      </p>
    972974      <div id="rfc.iref.c.2"></div>
    973       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.1.3"><a href="#rfc.section.3.1.3">3.1.3</a>&nbsp;<a id="cacheable.methods" href="#cacheable.methods">Cacheable Methods</a></h3>
    974       <p id="rfc.section.3.1.3.p.1">Request methods are considered "<dfn id="cacheable">cacheable</dfn>" if it is possible and useful to answer a current client request with a stored response from a prior request. GET and HEAD
    975          are defined to be cacheable. In general, safe methods that do not depend on a current or authoritative response are also cacheable,
     975      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.3"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.3">3.2.3</a>&nbsp;<a id="cacheable.methods" href="#cacheable.methods">Cacheable Methods</a></h3>
     976      <p id="rfc.section.3.2.3.p.1">Request methods are considered "<dfn id="cacheable">cacheable</dfn>" if it is possible and useful to answer a current client request with a stored response from a prior request. GET and HEAD
     977         are defined to be cacheable. In general, safe methods that do not depend on a current or authoritative response are cacheable,
    976978         though the overwhelming majority of caches only support GET and HEAD. HTTP requirements for cache behavior and cacheable responses
    977979         are defined in <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.1"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>.
    978980      </p>
    979       <h2 id="rfc.section.3.2"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2">3.2</a>&nbsp;<a id="method.definitions" href="#method.definitions">Method Definitions</a></h2>
    980       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.1"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.1">3.2.1</a>&nbsp;<a id="OPTIONS" href="#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a></h3>
     981      <h2 id="rfc.section.3.3"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3">3.3</a>&nbsp;<a id="method.definitions" href="#method.definitions">Method Definitions</a></h2>
     982      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.3.1"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.1">3.3.1</a>&nbsp;<a id="OPTIONS" href="#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a></h3>
    981983      <div id="rfc.iref.o.1"></div>
    982984      <div id="rfc.iref.m.1"></div>
    983       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.1">The OPTIONS method requests information about the communication options available on the request/response chain identified
     985      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.1.p.1">The OPTIONS method requests information about the communication options available on the request/response chain identified
    984986         by the effective request URI. This method allows a client to determine the options and/or requirements associated with a resource,
    985987         or the capabilities of a server, without implying a resource action or initiating a resource retrieval.
    986988      </p>
    987       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.2">Responses to the OPTIONS method are not cacheable.</p>
    988       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.3">If the OPTIONS request includes a message body (as indicated by the presence of <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.content-length" class="smpl">Content-Length</a> or <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.transfer-encoding" class="smpl">Transfer-Encoding</a>), then the media type <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> be indicated by a <a href="#header.content-type" class="smpl">Content-Type</a> field. Although this specification does not define any use for such a body, future extensions to HTTP might use the OPTIONS
     989      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.1.p.2">Responses to the OPTIONS method are not cacheable.</p>
     990      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.1.p.3">If the OPTIONS request includes a message body (as indicated by the presence of <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.content-length" class="smpl">Content-Length</a> or <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.transfer-encoding" class="smpl">Transfer-Encoding</a>), then the media type <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> be indicated by a <a href="#header.content-type" class="smpl">Content-Type</a> field. Although this specification does not define any use for such a body, future extensions to HTTP might use the OPTIONS
    989991         body to make more detailed queries on the server.
    990992      </p>
    991       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.4">If the request-target (<a href="p1-messaging.html#request-target" title="Request Target">Section 5.3</a> of <a href="#Part1" id="rfc.xref.Part1.7"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 1: Message Routing and Syntax&#34;">[Part1]</cite></a>) is an asterisk ("*"), the OPTIONS request is intended to apply to the server in general rather than to a specific resource.
     993      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.1.p.4">If the request-target (<a href="p1-messaging.html#request-target" title="Request Target">Section 5.3</a> of <a href="#Part1" id="rfc.xref.Part1.7"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 1: Message Routing and Syntax&#34;">[Part1]</cite></a>) is an asterisk ("*"), the OPTIONS request is intended to apply to the server in general rather than to a specific resource.
    992994         Since a server's communication options typically depend on the resource, the "*" request is only useful as a "ping" or "no-op"
    993995         type of method; it does nothing beyond allowing the client to test the capabilities of the server. For example, this can be
    994996         used to test a proxy for HTTP/1.1 conformance (or lack thereof).
    995997      </p>
    996       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.5">If the request-target is not an asterisk, the OPTIONS request applies only to the options that are available when communicating
     998      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.1.p.5">If the request-target is not an asterisk, the OPTIONS request applies only to the options that are available when communicating
    997999         with that resource.
    9981000      </p>
    999       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.6">A <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> include any header fields that indicate optional features implemented by the server and applicable to that resource (e.g., <a href="#header.allow" class="smpl">Allow</a>), possibly including extensions not defined by this specification. The response body, if any, <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> also include information about the communication options. The format for such a body is not defined by this specification,
     1001      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.1.p.6">A <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> include any header fields that indicate optional features implemented by the server and applicable to that resource (e.g., <a href="#header.allow" class="smpl">Allow</a>), possibly including extensions not defined by this specification. The response body, if any, <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> also include information about the communication options. The format for such a body is not defined by this specification,
    10001002         but might be defined by future extensions to HTTP. Content negotiation <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to select the appropriate response format. If no response body is included, the response <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> include a <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.content-length" class="smpl">Content-Length</a> field with a field-value of "0".
    10011003      </p>
    1002       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.1.p.7">The <a href="#header.max-forwards" class="smpl">Max-Forwards</a> header field <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to target a specific proxy in the request chain (see <a href="#header.max-forwards" id="rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.1" title="Max-Forwards">Section&nbsp;10.14</a>). If no Max-Forwards field is present in the request, then the forwarded request <em class="bcp14">MUST NOT</em> include a Max-Forwards field.
    1003       </p>
    1004       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.2"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.2">3.2.2</a>&nbsp;<a id="GET" href="#GET">GET</a></h3>
     1004      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.1.p.7">The <a href="#header.max-forwards" class="smpl">Max-Forwards</a> header field <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to target a specific proxy in the request chain (see <a href="#header.max-forwards" id="rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.1" title="Max-Forwards">Section&nbsp;10.14</a>). If no Max-Forwards field is present in the request, then the forwarded request <em class="bcp14">MUST NOT</em> include a Max-Forwards field.
     1005      </p>
     1006      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.3.2"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.2">3.3.2</a>&nbsp;<a id="GET" href="#GET">GET</a></h3>
    10051007      <div id="rfc.iref.g.2"></div>
    10061008      <div id="rfc.iref.m.2"></div>
    1007       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.1">The GET method requests transfer of a current representation of the target resource.</p>
    1008       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.2">If the target resource is a data-producing process, it is the produced data which shall be returned as the representation
     1009      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.2.p.1">The GET method requests transfer of a current representation of the target resource.</p>
     1010      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.2.p.2">If the target resource is a data-producing process, it is the produced data which shall be returned as the representation
    10091011         in the response and not the source text of the process, unless that text happens to be the output of the process.
    10101012      </p>
    1011       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.3">The semantics of the GET method change to a "conditional GET" if the request message includes an <a href="p4-conditional.html#header.if-modified-since" class="smpl">If-Modified-Since</a>, <a href="p4-conditional.html#header.if-unmodified-since" class="smpl">If-Unmodified-Since</a>, <a href="p4-conditional.html#header.if-match" class="smpl">If-Match</a>, <a href="p4-conditional.html#header.if-none-match" class="smpl">If-None-Match</a>, or <a href="p5-range.html#header.if-range" class="smpl">If-Range</a> header field (<a href="#Part4" id="rfc.xref.Part4.1"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 4: Conditional Requests">[Part4]</cite></a>). A conditional GET requests that the representation be transferred only under the circumstances described by the conditional
     1013      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.2.p.3">The semantics of the GET method change to a "conditional GET" if the request message includes an <a href="p4-conditional.html#header.if-modified-since" class="smpl">If-Modified-Since</a>, <a href="p4-conditional.html#header.if-unmodified-since" class="smpl">If-Unmodified-Since</a>, <a href="p4-conditional.html#header.if-match" class="smpl">If-Match</a>, <a href="p4-conditional.html#header.if-none-match" class="smpl">If-None-Match</a>, or <a href="p5-range.html#header.if-range" class="smpl">If-Range</a> header field (<a href="#Part4" id="rfc.xref.Part4.1"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 4: Conditional Requests">[Part4]</cite></a>). A conditional GET requests that the representation be transferred only under the circumstances described by the conditional
    10121014         header field(s). The conditional GET request is intended to reduce unnecessary network usage by allowing cached representations
    10131015         to be refreshed without requiring multiple requests or transferring data already held by the client.
    10141016      </p>
    1015       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.4">The semantics of the GET method change to a "partial GET" if the request message includes a <a href="p5-range.html#range.retrieval.requests" class="smpl">Range</a> header field (<a href="#Part5" id="rfc.xref.Part5.1"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 5: Range Requests">[Part5]</cite></a>). A partial GET requests that only part of the representation be transferred, as described in <a href="p5-range.html#header.range" title="Range">Section 5.4</a> of <a href="#Part5" id="rfc.xref.Part5.2"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 5: Range Requests">[Part5]</cite></a>. The partial GET request is intended to reduce unnecessary network usage by allowing partially-retrieved representations
     1017      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.2.p.4">The semantics of the GET method change to a "partial GET" if the request message includes a <a href="p5-range.html#range.retrieval.requests" class="smpl">Range</a> header field (<a href="#Part5" id="rfc.xref.Part5.1"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 5: Range Requests">[Part5]</cite></a>). A partial GET requests that only part of the representation be transferred, as described in <a href="p5-range.html#header.range" title="Range">Section 5.4</a> of <a href="#Part5" id="rfc.xref.Part5.2"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 5: Range Requests">[Part5]</cite></a>. The partial GET request is intended to reduce unnecessary network usage by allowing partially-retrieved representations
    10161018         to be completed without transferring data already held by the client.
    10171019      </p>
    1018       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.5">Bodies on GET requests have no defined semantics. Note that sending a body on a GET request might cause some existing implementations
     1020      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.2.p.5">Bodies on GET requests have no defined semantics. Note that sending a body on a GET request might cause some existing implementations
    10191021         to reject the request.
    10201022      </p>
    1021       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.6">The response to a GET request is cacheable and <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to satisfy subsequent GET and HEAD requests (see <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.2"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>).
    1022       </p>
    1023       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.2.p.7">See <a href="#encoding.sensitive.information.in.uris" title="Encoding Sensitive Information in URIs">Section&nbsp;12.2</a> for security considerations when used for forms.
    1024       </p>
    1025       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.3"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.3">3.2.3</a>&nbsp;<a id="HEAD" href="#HEAD">HEAD</a></h3>
     1023      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.2.p.6">The response to a GET request is cacheable and <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to satisfy subsequent GET and HEAD requests (see <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.2"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>).
     1024      </p>
     1025      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.2.p.7">See <a href="#encoding.sensitive.information.in.uris" title="Encoding Sensitive Information in URIs">Section&nbsp;12.2</a> for security considerations when used for forms.
     1026      </p>
     1027      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.3.3"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.3">3.3.3</a>&nbsp;<a id="HEAD" href="#HEAD">HEAD</a></h3>
    10261028      <div id="rfc.iref.h.1"></div>
    10271029      <div id="rfc.iref.m.3"></div>
    1028       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.3.p.1">The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server <em class="bcp14">MUST NOT</em> return a message body in the response. The metadata contained in the HTTP header fields in response to a HEAD request <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be identical to the information sent in response to a GET request. This method can be used for obtaining metadata about the
     1030      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.3.p.1">The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server <em class="bcp14">MUST NOT</em> return a message body in the response. The metadata contained in the HTTP header fields in response to a HEAD request <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be identical to the information sent in response to a GET request. This method can be used for obtaining metadata about the
    10291031         representation implied by the request without transferring the representation body. This method is often used for testing
    10301032         hypertext links for validity, accessibility, and recent modification.
    10311033      </p>
    1032       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.3.p.2">The response to a HEAD request is cacheable and <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to satisfy a subsequent HEAD request. It also has potential side effects on previously stored responses to GET; see <a href="p6-cache.html#head.effects" title="Updating Caches with HEAD Responses">Section 5</a> of <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.3"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>.
    1033       </p>
    1034       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.3.p.3">Bodies on HEAD requests have no defined semantics. Note that sending a body on a HEAD request might cause some existing implementations
     1034      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.3.p.2">The response to a HEAD request is cacheable and <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to satisfy a subsequent HEAD request. It also has potential side effects on previously stored responses to GET; see <a href="p6-cache.html#head.effects" title="Updating Caches with HEAD Responses">Section 5</a> of <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.3"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>.
     1035      </p>
     1036      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.3.p.3">Bodies on HEAD requests have no defined semantics. Note that sending a body on a HEAD request might cause some existing implementations
    10351037         to reject the request.
    10361038      </p>
    10371039      <div id="rfc.iref.p.1"></div>
    10381040      <div id="rfc.iref.m.4"></div>
    1039       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.4"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.4">3.2.4</a>&nbsp;<a id="POST" href="#POST">POST</a></h3>
    1040       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.4.p.1">The POST method requests that the origin server accept the representation enclosed in the request as data to be processed
     1041      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.3.4"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.4">3.3.4</a>&nbsp;<a id="POST" href="#POST">POST</a></h3>
     1042      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.4.p.1">The POST method requests that the origin server accept the representation enclosed in the request as data to be processed
    10411043         by the target resource. POST is designed to allow a uniform method to cover the following functions:
    10421044      </p>
    … …  
    10471049         <li>Extending a database through an append operation.</li>
    10481050      </ul>
    1049       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.4.p.2">The actual function performed by the POST method is determined by the server and is usually dependent on the effective request
     1051      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.4.p.2">The actual function performed by the POST method is determined by the server and is usually dependent on the effective request
    10501052         URI.
    10511053      </p>
    1052       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.4.p.3">The action performed by the POST method might not result in a resource that can be identified by a URI. In this case, either <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> or <a href="#status.204" class="smpl">204 (No Content)</a> is the appropriate response status code, depending on whether or not the response includes a representation that describes
     1054      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.4.p.3">The action performed by the POST method might not result in a resource that can be identified by a URI. In this case, either <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> or <a href="#status.204" class="smpl">204 (No Content)</a> is the appropriate response status code, depending on whether or not the response includes a representation that describes
    10531055         the result.
    10541056      </p>
    1055       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.4.p.4">If a resource has been created on the origin server, the response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be <a href="#status.201" class="smpl">201 (Created)</a> and contain a representation which describes the status of the request and refers to the new resource, and a <a href="#header.location" class="smpl">Location</a> header field (see <a href="#header.location" id="rfc.xref.header.location.1" title="Location">Section&nbsp;10.13</a>).
    1056       </p>
    1057       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.4.p.5">Responses to POST requests are only cacheable when they include explicit freshness information (see <a href="p6-cache.html#calculating.freshness.lifetime" title="Calculating Freshness Lifetime">Section 4.1.1</a> of <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.4"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>). A cached POST response with a <a href="#header.content-location" class="smpl">Content-Location</a> header field (see <a href="#header.content-location" id="rfc.xref.header.content-location.1" title="Content-Location">Section&nbsp;10.8</a>) whose value is the effective Request URI <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to satisfy subsequent GET and HEAD requests.
    1058       </p>
    1059       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.4.p.6">Note that POST caching is not widely implemented. However, the <a href="#status.303" class="smpl">303 (See Other)</a> response can be used to direct the user agent to retrieve a cacheable representation of the resource.
    1060       </p>
    1061       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.5"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.5">3.2.5</a>&nbsp;<a id="PUT" href="#PUT">PUT</a></h3>
     1057      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.4.p.4">If a resource has been created on the origin server, the response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be <a href="#status.201" class="smpl">201 (Created)</a> and contain a representation which describes the status of the request and refers to the new resource, and a <a href="#header.location" class="smpl">Location</a> header field (see <a href="#header.location" id="rfc.xref.header.location.1" title="Location">Section&nbsp;10.13</a>).
     1058      </p>
     1059      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.4.p.5">Responses to POST requests are only cacheable when they include explicit freshness information (see <a href="p6-cache.html#calculating.freshness.lifetime" title="Calculating Freshness Lifetime">Section 4.1.1</a> of <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.4"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>). A cached POST response with a <a href="#header.content-location" class="smpl">Content-Location</a> header field (see <a href="#header.content-location" id="rfc.xref.header.content-location.1" title="Content-Location">Section&nbsp;10.8</a>) whose value is the effective Request URI <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be used to satisfy subsequent GET and HEAD requests.
     1060      </p>
     1061      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.4.p.6">Note that POST caching is not widely implemented. However, the <a href="#status.303" class="smpl">303 (See Other)</a> response can be used to direct the user agent to retrieve a cacheable representation of the resource.
     1062      </p>
     1063      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.3.5"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.5">3.3.5</a>&nbsp;<a id="PUT" href="#PUT">PUT</a></h3>
    10621064      <div id="rfc.iref.p.2"></div>
    10631065      <div id="rfc.iref.m.5"></div>
    1064       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.1">The PUT method requests that the state of the target resource be created or replaced with the state defined by the representation
     1066      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.1">The PUT method requests that the state of the target resource be created or replaced with the state defined by the representation
    10651067         enclosed in the request message payload. A successful PUT of a given representation would suggest that a subsequent GET on
    10661068         that same target resource will result in an equivalent representation being returned in a <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> response. However, there is no guarantee that such a state change will be observable, since the target resource might be acted
    … …  
    10691071         by the origin server.
    10701072      </p>
    1071       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.2">If the target resource does not have a current representation and the PUT successfully creates one, then the origin server <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> inform the user agent by sending a <a href="#status.201" class="smpl">201 (Created)</a> response. If the target resource does have a current representation and that representation is successfully modified in accordance
     1073      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.2">If the target resource does not have a current representation and the PUT successfully creates one, then the origin server <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> inform the user agent by sending a <a href="#status.201" class="smpl">201 (Created)</a> response. If the target resource does have a current representation and that representation is successfully modified in accordance
    10721074         with the state of the enclosed representation, then either a <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> or <a href="#status.204" class="smpl">204 (No Content)</a> response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be sent to indicate successful completion of the request.
    10731075      </p>
    1074       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.3">Unrecognized header fields <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be ignored (i.e., not saved as part of the resource state).
    1075       </p>
    1076       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.4">An origin server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> verify that the PUT representation is consistent with any constraints which the server has for the target resource that cannot
     1076      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.3">Unrecognized header fields <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be ignored (i.e., not saved as part of the resource state).
     1077      </p>
     1078      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.4">An origin server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> verify that the PUT representation is consistent with any constraints which the server has for the target resource that cannot
    10771079         or will not be changed by the PUT. This is particularly important when the origin server uses internal configuration information
    10781080         related to the URI in order to set the values for representation metadata on GET responses. When a PUT representation is inconsistent
    … …  
    10801082         appropriate error message containing sufficient information to explain why the representation is unsuitable. The <a href="#status.409" class="smpl">409 (Conflict)</a> or <a href="#status.415" class="smpl">415 (Unsupported Media Type)</a> status codes are suggested, with the latter being specific to constraints on <a href="#header.content-type" class="smpl">Content-Type</a> values.
    10811083      </p>
    1082       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.5">For example, if the target resource is configured to always have a <a href="#header.content-type" class="smpl">Content-Type</a> of "text/html" and the representation being PUT has a Content-Type of "image/jpeg", then the origin server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> do one of:
     1084      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.5">For example, if the target resource is configured to always have a <a href="#header.content-type" class="smpl">Content-Type</a> of "text/html" and the representation being PUT has a Content-Type of "image/jpeg", then the origin server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> do one of:
    10831085      </p>
    10841086      <ol class="la">
    … …  
    10911093         </li>
    10921094      </ol>
    1093       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.6">HTTP does not define exactly how a PUT method affects the state of an origin server beyond what can be expressed by the intent
     1095      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.6">HTTP does not define exactly how a PUT method affects the state of an origin server beyond what can be expressed by the intent
    10941096         of the user agent request and the semantics of the origin server response. It does not define what a resource might be, in
    10951097         any sense of that word, beyond the interface provided via HTTP. It does not define how resource state is "stored", nor how
    … …  
    10981100         the server.
    10991101      </p>
    1100       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.7">The fundamental difference between the POST and PUT methods is highlighted by the different intent for the target resource.
     1102      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.7">The fundamental difference between the POST and PUT methods is highlighted by the different intent for the target resource.
    11011103         The target resource in a POST request is intended to handle the enclosed representation as a data-accepting process, such
    11021104         as for a gateway to some other protocol or a document that accepts annotations. In contrast, the target resource in a PUT
    … …  
    11041106         and visible to intermediaries, even though the exact effect is only known by the origin server.
    11051107      </p>
    1106       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.8">Proper interpretation of a PUT request presumes that the user agent knows what target resource is desired. A service that
     1108      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.8">Proper interpretation of a PUT request presumes that the user agent knows what target resource is desired. A service that
    11071109         is intended to select a proper URI on behalf of the client, after receiving a state-changing request, <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be implemented using the POST method rather than PUT. If the origin server will not make the requested PUT state change to
    11081110         the target resource and instead wishes to have it applied to a different resource, such as when the resource has been moved
    11091111         to a different URI, then the origin server <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> send a <a href="#status.301" class="smpl">301 (Moved Permanently)</a> response; the user agent <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> then make its own decision regarding whether or not to redirect the request.
    11101112      </p>
    1111       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.9">A PUT request applied to the target resource <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> have side-effects on other resources. For example, an article might have a URI for identifying "the current version" (a resource)
     1113      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.9">A PUT request applied to the target resource <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> have side-effects on other resources. For example, an article might have a URI for identifying "the current version" (a resource)
    11121114         which is separate from the URIs identifying each particular version (different resources that at one point shared the same
    11131115         state as the current version resource). A successful PUT request on "the current version" URI might therefore create a new
    … …  
    11151117         the related resources.
    11161118      </p>
    1117       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.10">An origin server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> reject any PUT request that contains a <a href="p5-range.html#header.content-range" class="smpl">Content-Range</a> header field (<a href="p5-range.html#header.content-range" title="Content-Range">Section 5.2</a> of <a href="#Part5" id="rfc.xref.Part5.3"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 5: Range Requests">[Part5]</cite></a>), since it might be misinterpreted as partial content (or might be partial content that is being mistakenly PUT as a full
     1119      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.10">An origin server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> reject any PUT request that contains a <a href="p5-range.html#header.content-range" class="smpl">Content-Range</a> header field (<a href="p5-range.html#header.content-range" title="Content-Range">Section 5.2</a> of <a href="#Part5" id="rfc.xref.Part5.3"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 5: Range Requests">[Part5]</cite></a>), since it might be misinterpreted as partial content (or might be partial content that is being mistakenly PUT as a full
    11181120         representation). Partial content updates are possible by targeting a separately identified resource with state that overlaps
    11191121         a portion of the larger resource, or by using a different method that has been specifically defined for partial updates (for
    11201122         example, the PATCH method defined in <a href="#RFC5789" id="rfc.xref.RFC5789.1"><cite title="PATCH Method for HTTP">[RFC5789]</cite></a>).
    11211123      </p>
    1122       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.5.p.11">Responses to the PUT method are not cacheable. If a PUT request passes through a cache that has one or more stored responses
     1124      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.5.p.11">Responses to the PUT method are not cacheable. If a PUT request passes through a cache that has one or more stored responses
    11231125         for the effective request URI, those stored responses will be invalidated (see <a href="p6-cache.html#invalidation.after.updates.or.deletions" title="Request Methods that Invalidate">Section 6</a> of <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.5"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>).
    11241126      </p>
    1125       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.6"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.6">3.2.6</a>&nbsp;<a id="DELETE" href="#DELETE">DELETE</a></h3>
     1127      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.3.6"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.6">3.3.6</a>&nbsp;<a id="DELETE" href="#DELETE">DELETE</a></h3>
    11261128      <div id="rfc.iref.d.1"></div>
    11271129      <div id="rfc.iref.m.6"></div>
    1128       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.6.p.1">The DELETE method requests that the origin server delete the target resource. This method <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be overridden by human intervention (or other means) on the origin server. The client cannot be guaranteed that the operation
     1130      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.6.p.1">The DELETE method requests that the origin server delete the target resource. This method <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be overridden by human intervention (or other means) on the origin server. The client cannot be guaranteed that the operation
    11291131         has been carried out, even if the status code returned from the origin server indicates that the action has been completed
    11301132         successfully. However, the server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD NOT</em> indicate success unless, at the time the response is given, it intends to delete the resource or move it to an inaccessible
    11311133         location.
    11321134      </p>
    1133       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.6.p.2">A successful response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> if the response includes a representation describing the status, <a href="#status.202" class="smpl">202 (Accepted)</a> if the action has not yet been enacted, or <a href="#status.204" class="smpl">204 (No Content)</a> if the action has been enacted but the response does not include a representation.
    1134       </p>
    1135       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.6.p.3">Bodies on DELETE requests have no defined semantics. Note that sending a body on a DELETE request might cause some existing
     1135      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.6.p.2">A successful response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> if the response includes a representation describing the status, <a href="#status.202" class="smpl">202 (Accepted)</a> if the action has not yet been enacted, or <a href="#status.204" class="smpl">204 (No Content)</a> if the action has been enacted but the response does not include a representation.
     1136      </p>
     1137      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.6.p.3">Bodies on DELETE requests have no defined semantics. Note that sending a body on a DELETE request might cause some existing
    11361138         implementations to reject the request.
    11371139      </p>
    1138       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.6.p.4">Responses to the DELETE method are not cacheable. If a DELETE request passes through a cache that has one or more stored responses
     1140      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.6.p.4">Responses to the DELETE method are not cacheable. If a DELETE request passes through a cache that has one or more stored responses
    11391141         for the effective request URI, those stored responses will be invalidated (see <a href="p6-cache.html#invalidation.after.updates.or.deletions" title="Request Methods that Invalidate">Section 6</a> of <a href="#Part6" id="rfc.xref.Part6.6"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 6: Caching">[Part6]</cite></a>).
    11401142      </p>
    1141       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.7"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.7">3.2.7</a>&nbsp;<a id="TRACE" href="#TRACE">TRACE</a></h3>
     1143      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.3.7"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.7">3.3.7</a>&nbsp;<a id="TRACE" href="#TRACE">TRACE</a></h3>
    11421144      <div id="rfc.iref.t.1"></div>
    11431145      <div id="rfc.iref.m.7"></div>
    1144       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.7.p.1">The TRACE method requests a remote, application-layer loop-back of the request message. The final recipient of the request <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> reflect the message received back to the client as the message body of a <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> response. The final recipient is either the origin server or the first proxy to receive a <a href="#header.max-forwards" class="smpl">Max-Forwards</a> value of zero (0) in the request (see <a href="#header.max-forwards" id="rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.2" title="Max-Forwards">Section&nbsp;10.14</a>). A TRACE request <em class="bcp14">MUST NOT</em> include a message body.
    1145       </p>
    1146       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.7.p.2">TRACE allows the client to see what is being received at the other end of the request chain and use that data for testing
     1146      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.7.p.1">The TRACE method requests a remote, application-layer loop-back of the request message. The final recipient of the request <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> reflect the message received back to the client as the message body of a <a href="#status.200" class="smpl">200 (OK)</a> response. The final recipient is either the origin server or the first proxy to receive a <a href="#header.max-forwards" class="smpl">Max-Forwards</a> value of zero (0) in the request (see <a href="#header.max-forwards" id="rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.2" title="Max-Forwards">Section&nbsp;10.14</a>). A TRACE request <em class="bcp14">MUST NOT</em> include a message body.
     1147      </p>
     1148      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.7.p.2">TRACE allows the client to see what is being received at the other end of the request chain and use that data for testing
    11471149         or diagnostic information. The value of the <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.via" class="smpl">Via</a> header field (<a href="p1-messaging.html#header.via" title="Via">Section 5.7</a> of <a href="#Part1" id="rfc.xref.Part1.8"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 1: Message Routing and Syntax&#34;">[Part1]</cite></a>) is of particular interest, since it acts as a trace of the request chain. Use of the <a href="#header.max-forwards" class="smpl">Max-Forwards</a> header field allows the client to limit the length of the request chain, which is useful for testing a chain of proxies forwarding
    11481150         messages in an infinite loop.
    11491151      </p>
    1150       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.7.p.3">If the request is valid, the response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> have a <a href="#header.content-type" class="smpl">Content-Type</a> of "message/http" (see <a href="p1-messaging.html#internet.media.type.message.http" title="Internet Media Type message/http">Section 7.3.1</a> of <a href="#Part1" id="rfc.xref.Part1.9"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 1: Message Routing and Syntax&#34;">[Part1]</cite></a>) and contain a message body that encloses a copy of the entire request message. Responses to the TRACE method are not cacheable.
     1152      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.7.p.3">If the request is valid, the response <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> have a <a href="#header.content-type" class="smpl">Content-Type</a> of "message/http" (see <a href="p1-messaging.html#internet.media.type.message.http" title="Internet Media Type message/http">Section 7.3.1</a> of <a href="#Part1" id="rfc.xref.Part1.9"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 1: Message Routing and Syntax&#34;">[Part1]</cite></a>) and contain a message body that encloses a copy of the entire request message. Responses to the TRACE method are not cacheable.
    11511153      </p>
    11521154      <div id="rfc.iref.c.3"></div>
    11531155      <div id="rfc.iref.m.8"></div>
    1154       <h3 id="rfc.section.3.2.8"><a href="#rfc.section.3.2.8">3.2.8</a>&nbsp;<a id="CONNECT" href="#CONNECT">CONNECT</a></h3>
    1155       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.1">The CONNECT method requests that the proxy establish a tunnel to the request-target and, if successful, thereafter restrict
     1156      <h3 id="rfc.section.3.3.8"><a href="#rfc.section.3.3.8">3.3.8</a>&nbsp;<a id="CONNECT" href="#CONNECT">CONNECT</a></h3>
     1157      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.1">The CONNECT method requests that the proxy establish a tunnel to the request-target and, if successful, thereafter restrict
    11561158         its behavior to blind forwarding of packets until the connection is closed.
    11571159      </p>
    1158       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.2">When using CONNECT, the request-target <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> use the authority form (<a href="p1-messaging.html#request-target" title="Request Target">Section 5.3</a> of <a href="#Part1" id="rfc.xref.Part1.10"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 1: Message Routing and Syntax&#34;">[Part1]</cite></a>); i.e., the request-target consists of only the host name and port number of the tunnel destination, separated by a colon.
     1160      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.2">When using CONNECT, the request-target <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> use the authority form (<a href="p1-messaging.html#request-target" title="Request Target">Section 5.3</a> of <a href="#Part1" id="rfc.xref.Part1.10"><cite title="HTTP/1.1, part 1: Message Routing and Syntax&#34;">[Part1]</cite></a>); i.e., the request-target consists of only the host name and port number of the tunnel destination, separated by a colon.
    11591161         For example,
    11601162      </p>
    … …  
    11621164Host: server.example.com:80
    11631165
    1164 </pre><p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.4">Any <a href="#status.2xx" class="smpl">2xx (Successful)</a> response to a CONNECT request indicates that the proxy has established a connection to the requested host and port, and has
     1166</pre><p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.4">Any <a href="#status.2xx" class="smpl">2xx (Successful)</a> response to a CONNECT request indicates that the proxy has established a connection to the requested host and port, and has
    11651167         switched to tunneling the current connection to that server connection. The tunneled data from the server begins immediately
    11661168         after the blank line that concludes the successful response's header block.
    11671169      </p>
    1168       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.5">A server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD NOT</em> send any <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.transfer-encoding" class="smpl">Transfer-Encoding</a> or <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.content-length" class="smpl">Content-Length</a> header fields in a successful response. A client <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> ignore any Content-Length or Transfer-Encoding header fields received in a successful response.
    1169       </p>
    1170       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.6">Any response other than a successful response indicates that the tunnel has not yet been formed and that the connection remains
     1170      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.5">A server <em class="bcp14">SHOULD NOT</em> send any <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.transfer-encoding" class="smpl">Transfer-Encoding</a> or <a href="p1-messaging.html#header.content-length" class="smpl">Content-Length</a> header fields in a successful response. A client <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> ignore any Content-Length or Transfer-Encoding header fields received in a successful response.
     1171      </p>
     1172      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.6">Any response other than a successful response indicates that the tunnel has not yet been formed and that the connection remains
    11711173         governed by HTTP.
    11721174      </p>
    1173       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.7">Proxy authentication might be used to establish the authority to create a tunnel:</p>
     1175      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.7">Proxy authentication might be used to establish the authority to create a tunnel:</p>
    11741176      <div id="rfc.figure.u.3"></div><pre class="text2">CONNECT server.example.com:80 HTTP/1.1
    11751177Host: server.example.com:80
    11761178Proxy-Authorization: basic aGVsbG86d29ybGQ=
    11771179
    1178 </pre><p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.9">A message body on a CONNECT request has no defined semantics. Sending a body on a CONNECT request might cause existing implementations
     1180</pre><p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.9">A message body on a CONNECT request has no defined semantics. Sending a body on a CONNECT request might cause existing implementations
    11791181         to reject the request.
    11801182      </p>
    1181       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.10">Similar to a pipelined HTTP/1.1 request, data to be tunneled from client to server <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be sent immediately after the request (before a response is received). The usual caveats also apply: data can be discarded
     1183      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.10">Similar to a pipelined HTTP/1.1 request, data to be tunneled from client to server <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be sent immediately after the request (before a response is received). The usual caveats also apply: data can be discarded
    11821184         if the eventual response is negative, and the connection can be reset with no response if more than one TCP segment is outstanding.
    11831185      </p>
    1184       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.11">It might be the case that the proxy itself can only reach the requested origin server through another proxy. In this case,
     1186      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.11">It might be the case that the proxy itself can only reach the requested origin server through another proxy. In this case,
    11851187         the first proxy <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> make a CONNECT request of that next proxy, requesting a tunnel to the authority. A proxy <em class="bcp14">MUST NOT</em> respond with any <a href="#status.2xx" class="smpl">2xx</a> status code unless it has either a direct or tunnel connection established to the authority.
    11861188      </p>
    1187       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.12">If at any point either one of the peers gets disconnected, any outstanding data that came from that peer will be passed to
     1189      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.12">If at any point either one of the peers gets disconnected, any outstanding data that came from that peer will be passed to
    11881190         the other one, and after that also the other connection will be terminated by the proxy. If there is outstanding data to that
    11891191         peer undelivered, that data will be discarded.
    11901192      </p>
    1191       <p id="rfc.section.3.2.8.p.13">An origin server which receives a CONNECT request for itself <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> respond with a <a href="#status.2xx" class="smpl">2xx</a> status code to indicate that a connection is established. However, most origin servers do not implement CONNECT.
     1193      <p id="rfc.section.3.3.8.p.13">An origin server which receives a CONNECT request for itself <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> respond with a <a href="#status.2xx" class="smpl">2xx</a> status code to indicate that a connection is established. However, most origin servers do not implement CONNECT.
    11921194      </p>
    11931195      <h1 id="rfc.section.4"><a href="#rfc.section.4">4.</a>&nbsp;<a id="header.fields" href="#header.fields">Header Fields</a></h1>
    … …  
    18071809      <p id="rfc.section.5.5.p.1">This class of status code indicates that further action needs to be taken by the user agent in order to fulfill the request.
    18081810         If the required action involves a subsequent HTTP request, it <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> be carried out by the user agent without interaction with the user if and only if the method used in the second request is
    1809          known to be "safe", as defined in <a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.1.1</a>.
     1811         known to be "safe", as defined in <a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.2.1</a>.
    18101812      </p>
    18111813      <p id="rfc.section.5.5.p.2">There are several types of redirects: </p>
    … …  
    18401842      <p id="rfc.section.5.5.p.4">A <a href="#header.location" class="smpl">Location</a> header field on a 3xx response indicates that a client <em class="bcp14">MAY</em> automatically redirect to the URI provided; see <a href="#header.location" id="rfc.xref.header.location.3" title="Location">Section&nbsp;10.13</a>.
    18411843      </p>
    1842       <p id="rfc.section.5.5.p.5">Note that for methods not known to be "safe", as defined in <a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.1.1</a>, automatic redirection needs to done with care, since the redirect might change the conditions under which the request was
     1844      <p id="rfc.section.5.5.p.5">Note that for methods not known to be "safe", as defined in <a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.2.1</a>, automatic redirection needs to done with care, since the redirect might change the conditions under which the request was
    18431845         issued.
    18441846      </p>
    … …  
    19291931         <p> <b>Note:</b> This status code is similar to <a href="#status.302" class="smpl">302 (Found)</a>, except that it does not allow rewriting the request method from POST to GET. This specification defines no equivalent counterpart
    19301932            for <a href="#status.301" class="smpl">301 (Moved
    1931                Permanently)</a> (<a href="#draft-reschke-http-status-308" id="rfc.xref.draft-reschke-http-status-308.1"><cite title="The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Status Code 308 (Permanent Redirect)">[draft-reschke-http-status-308]</cite></a>, however, defines the status code 308 (Permanent Redirect) for this purpose).
     1933               Permanently)</a> (<a href="#status-308" id="rfc.xref.status-308.1"><cite title="The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Status Code 308 (Permanent Redirect)">[status-308]</cite></a>, however, defines the status code 308 (Permanent Redirect) for this purpose).
    19321934         </p>
    19331935      </div>
    … …  
    28172819         is strictly to inform the recipient of valid request methods associated with the resource.
    28182820      </p>
    2819       <div id="rfc.figure.u.34"></div><pre class="inline"><span id="rfc.iref.g.42"></span>  <a href="#header.allow" class="smpl">Allow</a> = #<a href="#methods" class="smpl">method</a>
     2821      <div id="rfc.figure.u.34"></div><pre class="inline"><span id="rfc.iref.g.42"></span>  <a href="#header.allow" class="smpl">Allow</a> = #<a href="#method.overview" class="smpl">method</a>
    28202822</pre><p id="rfc.section.10.5.p.3">Example of use:</p>
    28212823      <div id="rfc.figure.u.35"></div><pre class="text">  Allow: GET, HEAD, PUT
    … …  
    30423044      <div id="rfc.iref.h.15"></div>
    30433045      <h2 id="rfc.section.10.14"><a href="#rfc.section.10.14">10.14</a>&nbsp;<a id="header.max-forwards" href="#header.max-forwards">Max-Forwards</a></h2>
    3044       <p id="rfc.section.10.14.p.1">The "Max-Forwards" header field provides a mechanism with the TRACE (<a href="#TRACE" id="rfc.xref.TRACE.2" title="TRACE">Section&nbsp;3.2.7</a>) and OPTIONS (<a href="#OPTIONS" id="rfc.xref.OPTIONS.2" title="OPTIONS">Section&nbsp;3.2.1</a>) methods to limit the number of times that the request is forwarded by proxies. This can be useful when the client is attempting
     3046      <p id="rfc.section.10.14.p.1">The "Max-Forwards" header field provides a mechanism with the TRACE (<a href="#TRACE" id="rfc.xref.TRACE.2" title="TRACE">Section&nbsp;3.3.7</a>) and OPTIONS (<a href="#OPTIONS" id="rfc.xref.OPTIONS.2" title="OPTIONS">Section&nbsp;3.3.1</a>) methods to limit the number of times that the request is forwarded by proxies. This can be useful when the client is attempting
    30453047         to trace a request which appears to be failing or looping mid-chain.
    30463048      </p>
    … …  
    31343136         <li>Method Name (see <a href="#methods" title="Request Methods">Section&nbsp;3</a>)
    31353137         </li>
    3136          <li>Safe ("yes" or "no", see <a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.1.1</a>)
    3137          </li>
    3138          <li>Idempotent ("yes" or "no", see <a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.1.1</a>)
     3138         <li>Safe ("yes" or "no", see <a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.2.1</a>)
     3139         </li>
     3140         <li>Idempotent ("yes" or "no", see <a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.2.1</a>)
    31393141         </li>
    31403142         <li>Pointer to specification text</li>
    … …  
    31543156         a Content-Length header field with a value of "0".
    31553157      </p>
    3156       <p id="rfc.section.11.1.1.p.3">New method definitions need to indicate whether they are safe (<a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.1.1</a>), idempotent (<a href="#idempotent.methods" title="Idempotent Methods">Section&nbsp;3.1.2</a>), or cacheable (<a href="#cacheable.methods" title="Cacheable Methods">Section&nbsp;3.1.3</a>), and what semantics are to be associated with the request body if any is present in the request. If a method is cacheable,
     3158      <p id="rfc.section.11.1.1.p.3">New method definitions need to indicate whether they are safe (<a href="#safe.methods" title="Safe Methods">Section&nbsp;3.2.1</a>), idempotent (<a href="#idempotent.methods" title="Idempotent Methods">Section&nbsp;3.2.2</a>), or cacheable (<a href="#cacheable.methods" title="Cacheable Methods">Section&nbsp;3.2.3</a>), and what semantics are to be associated with the request body if any is present in the request. If a method is cacheable,
    31573159         the method definition ought to describe how, and under what conditions, a cache can store a response and use it to satisfy
    31583160         a subsequent request.
    … …  
    31773179                  <td class="left">no</td>
    31783180                  <td class="left">no</td>
    3179                   <td class="left"> <a href="#CONNECT" id="rfc.xref.CONNECT.2" title="CONNECT">Section&nbsp;3.2.8</a>
     3181                  <td class="left"> <a href="#CONNECT" id="rfc.xref.CONNECT.2" title="CONNECT">Section&nbsp;3.3.8</a>
    31803182                  </td>
    31813183               </tr>
    … …  
    31843186                  <td class="left">no</td>
    31853187                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    3186                   <td class="left"> <a href="#DELETE" id="rfc.xref.DELETE.2" title="DELETE">Section&nbsp;3.2.6</a>
     3188                  <td class="left"> <a href="#DELETE" id="rfc.xref.DELETE.2" title="DELETE">Section&nbsp;3.3.6</a>
    31873189                  </td>
    31883190               </tr>
    … …  
    31913193                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    31923194                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    3193                   <td class="left"> <a href="#GET" id="rfc.xref.GET.2" title="GET">Section&nbsp;3.2.2</a>
     3195                  <td class="left"> <a href="#GET" id="rfc.xref.GET.2" title="GET">Section&nbsp;3.3.2</a>
    31943196                  </td>
    31953197               </tr>
    … …  
    31983200                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    31993201                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    3200                   <td class="left"> <a href="#HEAD" id="rfc.xref.HEAD.2" title="HEAD">Section&nbsp;3.2.3</a>
     3202                  <td class="left"> <a href="#HEAD" id="rfc.xref.HEAD.2" title="HEAD">Section&nbsp;3.3.3</a>
    32013203                  </td>
    32023204               </tr>
    … …  
    32053207                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    32063208                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    3207                   <td class="left"> <a href="#OPTIONS" id="rfc.xref.OPTIONS.3" title="OPTIONS">Section&nbsp;3.2.1</a>
     3209                  <td class="left"> <a href="#OPTIONS" id="rfc.xref.OPTIONS.3" title="OPTIONS">Section&nbsp;3.3.1</a>
    32083210                  </td>
    32093211               </tr>
    … …  
    32123214                  <td class="left">no</td>
    32133215                  <td class="left">no</td>
    3214                   <td class="left"> <a href="#POST" id="rfc.xref.POST.2" title="POST">Section&nbsp;3.2.4</a>
     3216                  <td class="left"> <a href="#POST" id="rfc.xref.POST.2" title="POST">Section&nbsp;3.3.4</a>
    32153217                  </td>
    32163218               </tr>
    … …  
    32193221                  <td class="left">no</td>
    32203222                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    3221                   <td class="left"> <a href="#PUT" id="rfc.xref.PUT.2" title="PUT">Section&nbsp;3.2.5</a>
     3223                  <td class="left"> <a href="#PUT" id="rfc.xref.PUT.2" title="PUT">Section&nbsp;3.3.5</a>
    32223224                  </td>
    32233225               </tr>
    … …  
    32263228                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    32273229                  <td class="left">yes</td>
    3228                   <td class="left"> <a href="#TRACE" id="rfc.xref.TRACE.3" title="TRACE">Section&nbsp;3.2.7</a>
     3230                  <td class="left"> <a href="#TRACE" id="rfc.xref.TRACE.3" title="TRACE">Section&nbsp;3.3.7</a>
    32293231                  </td>
    32303232               </tr>
    … …  
    36973699         user.
    36983700      </p>
    3699       <p id="rfc.section.12.1.p.9">Some request methods, like TRACE (<a href="#TRACE" id="rfc.xref.TRACE.4" title="TRACE">Section&nbsp;3.2.7</a>), expose information that was sent in request header fields within the body of their response. Clients <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be careful with sensitive information, like Cookies, Authorization credentials, and other header fields that might be used
     3701      <p id="rfc.section.12.1.p.9">Some request methods, like TRACE (<a href="#TRACE" id="rfc.xref.TRACE.4" title="TRACE">Section&nbsp;3.3.7</a>), expose information that was sent in request header fields within the body of their response. Clients <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> be careful with sensitive information, like Cookies, Authorization credentials, and other header fields that might be used
    37003702         to collect data from the client.
    37013703      </p>
    … …  
    38313833         <tr>
    38323834            <td class="reference"><b id="REST">[REST]</b></td>
    3833             <td class="top">Fielding, R., “<a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm">Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures</a>”, Sep&nbsp;2000, &lt;<a href="http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm">http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm</a>&gt;.
     3835            <td class="top">Fielding, R., “<a href="http://roy.gbiv.com/pubs/dissertation/top.htm">Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures</a>”, Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Irvine, September&nbsp;2000, &lt;<a href="http://roy.gbiv.com/pubs/dissertation/top.htm">http://roy.gbiv.com/pubs/dissertation/top.htm</a>&gt;.
    38343836            </td>
    38353837         </tr>
    … …  
    39353937         </tr>
    39363938         <tr>
    3937             <td class="reference"><b id="draft-reschke-http-status-308">[draft-reschke-http-status-308]</b></td>
     3939            <td class="reference"><b id="status-308">[status-308]</b></td>
    39383940            <td class="top"><a href="mailto:julian.reschke@greenbytes.de" title="greenbytes GmbH">Reschke, J.</a>, “<a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-reschke-http-status-308-07">The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Status Code 308 (Permanent Redirect)</a>”, Internet-Draft&nbsp;draft-reschke-http-status-308-07 (work in progress), March&nbsp;2012.
    39393941            </td>
    … …  
    40194021      <p id="rfc.section.C.p.1">Introduce Method Registry. (<a href="#method.registry" title="Method Registry">Section&nbsp;11.1</a>)
    40204022      </p>
    4021       <p id="rfc.section.C.p.2">Clarify definition of POST. (<a href="#POST" id="rfc.xref.POST.3" title="POST">Section&nbsp;3.2.4</a>)
    4022       </p>
    4023       <p id="rfc.section.C.p.3">Remove requirement to handle all Content-* header fields; ban use of <a href="p5-range.html#header.content-range" class="smpl">Content-Range</a> with PUT. (<a href="#PUT" id="rfc.xref.PUT.3" title="PUT">Section&nbsp;3.2.5</a>)
    4024       </p>
    4025       <p id="rfc.section.C.p.4">Take over definition of CONNECT method from <a href="#RFC2817" id="rfc.xref.RFC2817.2"><cite title="Upgrading to TLS Within HTTP/1.1">[RFC2817]</cite></a>. (<a href="#CONNECT" id="rfc.xref.CONNECT.3" title="CONNECT">Section&nbsp;3.2.8</a>)
     4023      <p id="rfc.section.C.p.2">Clarify definition of POST. (<a href="#POST" id="rfc.xref.POST.3" title="POST">Section&nbsp;3.3.4</a>)
     4024      </p>
     4025      <p id="rfc.section.C.p.3">Remove requirement to handle all Content-* header fields; ban use of <a href="p5-range.html#header.content-range" class="smpl">Content-Range</a> with PUT. (<a href="#PUT" id="rfc.xref.PUT.3" title="PUT">Section&nbsp;3.3.5</a>)
     4026      </p>
     4027      <p id="rfc.section.C.p.4">Take over definition of CONNECT method from <a href="#RFC2817" id="rfc.xref.RFC2817.2"><cite title="Upgrading to TLS Within HTTP/1.1">[RFC2817]</cite></a>. (<a href="#CONNECT" id="rfc.xref.CONNECT.3" title="CONNECT">Section&nbsp;3.3.8</a>)
    40264028      </p>
    40274029      <p id="rfc.section.C.p.5">Take over the Status Code Registry, previously defined in <a href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2817#section-7.1">Section 7.1</a> of <a href="#RFC2817" id="rfc.xref.RFC2817.3"><cite title="Upgrading to TLS Within HTTP/1.1">[RFC2817]</cite></a>. (<a href="#status.code.registry" title="Status Code Registry">Section&nbsp;5.2</a>)
    … …  
    41894191 ";" OWS parameter )
    41904192<a href="#media.types" class="smpl">media-type</a> = type "/" subtype *( OWS ";" OWS parameter )
    4191 <a href="#methods" class="smpl">method</a> = token
     4193<a href="#method.overview" class="smpl">method</a> = token
    41924194<a href="#preferred.date.format" class="smpl">minute</a> = 2DIGIT
    41934195<a href="#preferred.date.format" class="smpl">month</a> = %x4A.61.6E ; Jan
    … …  
    48634865                  <li>Accept-Encoding header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.1">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.2">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.3">9.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.a.3"><b>10.3</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.5">11.4</a></li>
    48644866                  <li>Accept-Language header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-language.1">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-language.2">9.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.a.4"><b>10.4</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-language.3">11.3</a></li>
    4865                   <li>Allow header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.2">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.a.5"><b>10.5</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.3">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.4">C</a></li>
     4867                  <li>Allow header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.2">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.a.5"><b>10.5</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.3">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.4">C</a></li>
    48664868               </ul>
    48674869            </li>
    48684870            <li><a id="rfc.index.C" href="#rfc.index.C"><b>C</b></a><ul>
    4869                   <li>cacheable&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.c.2"><b>3.1.3</b></a></li>
     4871                  <li>cacheable&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.c.2"><b>3.2.3</b></a></li>
    48704872                  <li>Coding Format&nbsp;&nbsp;
    48714873                     <ul>
    … …  
    48764878                  </li>
    48774879                  <li>compress (Coding Format)&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.c.4">6.4</a></li>
    4878                   <li>CONNECT method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.c.3"><b>3.2.8</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.3">C</a></li>
     4880                  <li>CONNECT method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.c.3"><b>3.3.8</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.3">C</a></li>
    48794881                  <li>content negotiation&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.c.1">1</a></li>
    48804882                  <li>Content-Encoding header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-encoding.1">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-encoding.2">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.c.8"><b>10.6</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-encoding.3">11.3</a></li>
    48814883                  <li>Content-Language header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-language.1">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.c.9"><b>10.7</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-language.2">11.3</a></li>
    4882                   <li>Content-Location header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.1">3.2.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.2">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.c.10"><b>10.8</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.3">10.13</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.5">C</a></li>
     4884                  <li>Content-Location header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.1">3.3.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.2">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.c.10"><b>10.8</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.3">10.13</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.5">C</a></li>
    48834885                  <li>Content-Transfer-Encoding header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.c.12">A.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.no.content-transfer-encoding.1">C</a></li>
    48844886                  <li>Content-Type header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.1">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.2">5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.3">6.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.4">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.c.11"><b>10.9</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.5">11.3</a></li>
    … …  
    48884890                  <li>Date header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.date.1">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.d.3"><b>10.10</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.date.2">11.3</a></li>
    48894891                  <li>deflate (Coding Format)&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.d.2">6.4</a></li>
    4890                   <li>DELETE method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.DELETE.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.d.1"><b>3.2.6</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.DELETE.2">11.1.2</a></li>
    4891                   <li><em>draft-reschke-http-status-308</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.draft-reschke-http-status-308.1">5.5.7</a>, <a href="#draft-reschke-http-status-308"><b>14.2</b></a></li>
     4892                  <li>DELETE method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.DELETE.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.d.1"><b>3.3.6</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.DELETE.2">11.1.2</a></li>
    48924893               </ul>
    48934894            </li>
    … …  
    49064907            </li>
    49074908            <li><a id="rfc.index.G" href="#rfc.index.G"><b>G</b></a><ul>
    4908                   <li>GET method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.GET.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.g.2"><b>3.2.2</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.GET.2">11.1.2</a></li>
     4909                  <li>GET method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.GET.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.g.2"><b>3.3.2</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.GET.2">11.1.2</a></li>
    49094910                  <li><tt>Grammar</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;
    49104911                     <ul>
    … …  
    49464947                        <li><tt>media-range</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.g.34"><b>10.1</b></a></li>
    49474948                        <li><tt>media-type</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.g.24"><b>6.5</b></a></li>
    4948                         <li><tt>method</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.g.1"><b>3</b></a></li>
     4949                        <li><tt>method</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.g.1"><b>3.1</b></a></li>
    49494950                        <li><tt>MIME-Version</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.g.61"><b>A.1</b></a></li>
    49504951                        <li><tt>minute</tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.g.8"><b>6.1</b></a></li>
    … …  
    49744975            </li>
    49754976            <li><a id="rfc.index.H" href="#rfc.index.H"><b>H</b></a><ul>
    4976                   <li>HEAD method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.HEAD.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.1"><b>3.2.3</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.HEAD.2">11.1.2</a></li>
     4977                  <li>HEAD method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.HEAD.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.1"><b>3.3.3</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.HEAD.2">11.1.2</a></li>
    49774978                  <li>Header Fields&nbsp;&nbsp;
    49784979                     <ul>
    … …  
    49814982                        <li>Accept-Encoding&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.1">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.2">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.3">9.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.4"><b>10.3</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-encoding.5">11.4</a></li>
    49824983                        <li>Accept-Language&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-language.1">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-language.2">9.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.5"><b>10.4</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.accept-language.3">11.3</a></li>
    4983                         <li>Allow&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.2">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.6"><b>10.5</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.3">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.4">C</a></li>
     4984                        <li>Allow&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.2">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.6"><b>10.5</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.3">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.allow.4">C</a></li>
    49844985                        <li>Content-Encoding&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-encoding.1">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-encoding.2">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.7"><b>10.6</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-encoding.3">11.3</a></li>
    49854986                        <li>Content-Language&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-language.1">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.8"><b>10.7</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-language.2">11.3</a></li>
    4986                         <li>Content-Location&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.1">3.2.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.2">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.9"><b>10.8</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.3">10.13</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.5">C</a></li>
     4987                        <li>Content-Location&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.1">3.3.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.2">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.9"><b>10.8</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.3">10.13</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-location.5">C</a></li>
    49874988                        <li>Content-Transfer-Encoding&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.h.21">A.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.no.content-transfer-encoding.1">C</a></li>
    49884989                        <li>Content-Type&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.1">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.2">5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.3">6.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.4">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.10"><b>10.9</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.content-type.5">11.3</a></li>
    … …  
    49904991                        <li>Expect&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.expect.1">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.expect.2">5.6.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.12"><b>10.11</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.expect.3">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.expect.4">C</a></li>
    49914992                        <li>From&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.from.1">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.13"><b>10.12</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.from.2">11.3</a></li>
    4992                         <li>Location&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.1">3.2.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.2">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.3">5.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.14"><b>10.13</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.5">C</a></li>
    4993                         <li>Max-Forwards&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.1">3.2.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.2">3.2.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.3">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.15"><b>10.14</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.5">C</a></li>
     4993                        <li>Location&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.1">3.3.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.2">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.3">5.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.14"><b>10.13</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.5">C</a></li>
     4994                        <li>Max-Forwards&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.1">3.3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.2">3.3.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.3">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.15"><b>10.14</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.5">C</a></li>
    49944995                        <li>MIME-Version&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.mime-version.1">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.20"><b>A.1</b></a></li>
    49954996                        <li>Referer&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.referer.1">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.h.16"><b>10.15</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.referer.2">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.referer.3">C</a></li>
    … …  
    50025003            </li>
    50035004            <li><a id="rfc.index.I" href="#rfc.index.I"><b>I</b></a><ul>
    5004                   <li>idempotent&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.i.1"><b>3.1.2</b></a></li>
     5005                  <li>idempotent&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.i.1"><b>3.2.2</b></a></li>
    50055006               </ul>
    50065007            </li>
    50075008            <li><a id="rfc.index.L" href="#rfc.index.L"><b>L</b></a><ul>
    5008                   <li>Location header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.1">3.2.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.2">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.3">5.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.l.1"><b>10.13</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.5">C</a></li>
     5009                  <li>Location header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.1">3.3.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.2">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.3">5.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.l.1"><b>10.13</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.location.5">C</a></li>
    50095010               </ul>
    50105011            </li>
    50115012            <li><a id="rfc.index.M" href="#rfc.index.M"><b>M</b></a><ul>
    5012                   <li>Max-Forwards header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.1">3.2.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.2">3.2.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.3">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.9"><b>10.14</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.5">C</a></li>
     5013                  <li>Max-Forwards header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.1">3.3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.2">3.3.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.3">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.9"><b>10.14</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.4">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.max-forwards.5">C</a></li>
    50135014                  <li>Methods&nbsp;&nbsp;
    50145015                     <ul>
    5015                         <li>CONNECT&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.8"><b>3.2.8</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.3">C</a></li>
    5016                         <li>DELETE&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.DELETE.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.6"><b>3.2.6</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.DELETE.2">11.1.2</a></li>
    5017                         <li>GET&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.GET.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.2"><b>3.2.2</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.GET.2">11.1.2</a></li>
    5018                         <li>HEAD&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.HEAD.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.3"><b>3.2.3</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.HEAD.2">11.1.2</a></li>
    5019                         <li>OPTIONS&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.1"><b>3.2.1</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.2">10.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.3">11.1.2</a></li>
    5020                         <li>POST&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.POST.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.4"><b>3.2.4</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.POST.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.POST.3">C</a></li>
    5021                         <li>PUT&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.5"><b>3.2.5</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.3">C</a></li>
    5022                         <li>TRACE&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.7"><b>3.2.7</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.2">10.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.3">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.4">12.1</a></li>
     5016                        <li>CONNECT&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.8"><b>3.3.8</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.CONNECT.3">C</a></li>
     5017                        <li>DELETE&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.DELETE.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.6"><b>3.3.6</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.DELETE.2">11.1.2</a></li>
     5018                        <li>GET&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.GET.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.2"><b>3.3.2</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.GET.2">11.1.2</a></li>
     5019                        <li>HEAD&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.HEAD.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.3"><b>3.3.3</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.HEAD.2">11.1.2</a></li>
     5020                        <li>OPTIONS&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.1"><b>3.3.1</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.2">10.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.3">11.1.2</a></li>
     5021                        <li>POST&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.POST.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.4"><b>3.3.4</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.POST.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.POST.3">C</a></li>
     5022                        <li>PUT&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.5"><b>3.3.5</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.3">C</a></li>
     5023                        <li>TRACE&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.m.7"><b>3.3.7</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.2">10.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.3">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.4">12.1</a></li>
    50235024                     </ul>
    50245025                  </li>
    … …  
    50275028            </li>
    50285029            <li><a id="rfc.index.O" href="#rfc.index.O"><b>O</b></a><ul>
    5029                   <li>OPTIONS method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.o.1"><b>3.2.1</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.2">10.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.3">11.1.2</a></li>
     5030                  <li>OPTIONS method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.o.1"><b>3.3.1</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.2">10.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.OPTIONS.3">11.1.2</a></li>
    50305031               </ul>
    50315032            </li>
    50325033            <li><a id="rfc.index.P" href="#rfc.index.P"><b>P</b></a><ul>
    5033                   <li><em>Part1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.1">1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.2">1.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.3">1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.4">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.5">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.6">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.7">3.2.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.8">3.2.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.9">3.2.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.10">3.2.8</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.11">4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.12">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.13">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.14">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.15">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.16">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.17">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.18">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.19">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.20">5.3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.21">5.3.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.22">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.23">5.4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.24">5.6.15</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.25">5.7.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.26">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.27">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.28">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.29">6.4.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.30">6.4.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.31">7.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.32">7.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.33">8</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.34">8.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.35">10.8</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.36">10.11</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.37">10.17</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.38">10.17</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.39">10.18</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.40">11.1.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.41">11.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.42">11.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.43">11.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.44">13</a>, <a href="#Part1"><b>14.1</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.45">C</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.46">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.47">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.48">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.49">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.50">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.51">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.52">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.53">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.54">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.55">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.56">D</a><ul>
     5034                  <li><em>Part1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.1">1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.2">1.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.3">1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.4">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.5">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.6">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.7">3.3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.8">3.3.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.9">3.3.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.10">3.3.8</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.11">4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.12">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.13">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.14">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.15">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.16">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.17">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.18">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.19">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.20">5.3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.21">5.3.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.22">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.23">5.4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.24">5.6.15</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.25">5.7.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.26">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.27">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.28">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.29">6.4.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.30">6.4.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.31">7.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.32">7.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.33">8</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.34">8.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.35">10.8</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.36">10.11</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.37">10.17</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.38">10.17</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.39">10.18</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.40">11.1.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.41">11.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.42">11.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.43">11.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.44">13</a>, <a href="#Part1"><b>14.1</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.45">C</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.46">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.47">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.48">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.49">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.50">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.51">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.52">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.53">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.54">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.55">D</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.56">D</a><ul>
    50345035                        <li><em>Section 1.2</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.3">1.2</a></li>
    50355036                        <li><em>Section 2.3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.22">5.4.4</a></li>
    … …  
    50495050                        <li><em>Section 4.2.3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.28">6.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.43">11.4</a></li>
    50505051                        <li><em>Section 4.3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.18">4.6</a></li>
    5051                         <li><em>Section 5.3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.5">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.7">3.2.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.10">3.2.8</a></li>
     5052                        <li><em>Section 5.3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.5">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.7">3.3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.10">3.3.8</a></li>
    50525053                        <li><em>Section 5.4</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.17">4.6</a></li>
    50535054                        <li><em>Section 5.5</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.6">2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.19">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.34">8.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.35">10.8</a></li>
    5054                         <li><em>Section 5.7</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.8">3.2.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.38">10.17</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.45">C</a></li>
     5055                        <li><em>Section 5.7</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.8">3.3.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.38">10.17</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.45">C</a></li>
    50555056                        <li><em>Section 6.1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.15">4.5</a></li>
    50565057                        <li><em>Section 6.3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.20">5.3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.36">10.11</a></li>
    50575058                        <li><em>Section 6.4</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.21">5.3.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.24">5.6.15</a></li>
    5058                         <li><em>Section 7.3.1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.9">3.2.7</a></li>
     5059                        <li><em>Section 7.3.1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.9">3.3.7</a></li>
    50595060                        <li><em>Section 9</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.44">13</a></li>
    50605061                        <li><em>Appendix B</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part1.12">4.5</a></li>
    50615062                     </ul>
    50625063                  </li>
    5063                   <li><em>Part4</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.1">3.2.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.2">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.3">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.4">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.5">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.6">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.7">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.8">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.9">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.10">5.4.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.11">5.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.12">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.13">8.2</a>, <a href="#Part4"><b>14.1</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.14">F.2</a><ul>
     5064                  <li><em>Part4</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.1">3.3.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.2">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.3">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.4">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.5">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.6">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.7">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.8">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.9">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.10">5.4.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.11">5.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.12">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.13">8.2</a>, <a href="#Part4"><b>14.1</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.14">F.2</a><ul>
    50645065                        <li><em>Section 2.2</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.13">8.2</a></li>
    50655066                        <li><em>Section 2.3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.6">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.10">5.4.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part4.12">8.2</a></li>
    … …  
    50735074                     </ul>
    50745075                  </li>
    5075                   <li><em>Part5</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.1">3.2.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.2">3.2.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.3">3.2.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.4">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.5">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.6">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.7">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.8">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.9">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.10">7.1</a>, <a href="#Part5"><b>14.1</b></a><ul>
     5076                  <li><em>Part5</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.1">3.3.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.2">3.3.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.3">3.3.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.4">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.5">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.6">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.7">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.8">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.9">5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.10">7.1</a>, <a href="#Part5"><b>14.1</b></a><ul>
    50765077                        <li><em>Section 3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.7">5.1</a></li>
    50775078                        <li><em>Section 3.1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.8">5.1</a></li>
    50785079                        <li><em>Section 3.2</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.9">5.1</a></li>
    50795080                        <li><em>Section 5.1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.6">4.7</a></li>
    5080                         <li><em>Section 5.2</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.3">3.2.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.10">7.1</a></li>
     5081                        <li><em>Section 5.2</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.3">3.3.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.10">7.1</a></li>
    50815082                        <li><em>Section 5.3</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.4">4.6</a></li>
    5082                         <li><em>Section 5.4</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.2">3.2.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.5">4.6</a></li>
     5083                        <li><em>Section 5.4</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.2">3.3.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part5.5">4.6</a></li>
    50835084                     </ul>
    50845085                  </li>
    5085                   <li><em>Part6</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.1">3.1.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.2">3.2.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.3">3.2.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.4">3.2.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.5">3.2.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.6">3.2.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.7">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.8">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.9">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.10">5.2.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.11">5.4.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.12">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.13">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.14">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.15">5.5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.16">5.5.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.17">5.6.9</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.18">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.19">9.1</a>, <a href="#Part6"><b>14.1</b></a><ul>
    5086                         <li><em>Section 4.1.1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.4">3.2.4</a></li>
     5086                  <li><em>Part6</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.1">3.2.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.2">3.3.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.3">3.3.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.4">3.3.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.5">3.3.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.6">3.3.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.7">4.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.8">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.9">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.10">5.2.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.11">5.4.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.12">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.13">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.14">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.15">5.5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.16">5.5.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.17">5.6.9</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.18">8.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.19">9.1</a>, <a href="#Part6"><b>14.1</b></a><ul>
     5087                        <li><em>Section 4.1.1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.4">3.3.4</a></li>
    50875088                        <li><em>Section 4.1.2</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.11">5.4.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.14">5.4.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.15">5.5.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.16">5.5.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.17">5.6.9</a></li>
    5088                         <li><em>Section 5</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.3">3.2.3</a></li>
    5089                         <li><em>Section 6</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.5">3.2.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.6">3.2.6</a></li>
     5089                        <li><em>Section 5</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.3">3.3.3</a></li>
     5090                        <li><em>Section 6</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.5">3.3.5</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.6">3.3.6</a></li>
    50905091                        <li><em>Section 7.1</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.8">4.7</a></li>
    50915092                        <li><em>Section 7.2</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.Part6.12">5.4.4</a></li>
    … …  
    51065107                  </li>
    51075108                  <li>payload&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.p.3">7</a></li>
    5108                   <li>POST method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.POST.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.p.1"><b>3.2.4</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.POST.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.POST.3">C</a></li>
    5109                   <li>PUT method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.p.2"><b>3.2.5</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.3">C</a></li>
     5109                  <li>POST method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.POST.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.p.1"><b>3.3.4</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.POST.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.POST.3">C</a></li>
     5110                  <li>PUT method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.p.2"><b>3.3.5</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.2">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.PUT.3">C</a></li>
    51105111               </ul>
    51115112            </li>
    … …  
    51135114                  <li>Referer header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.referer.1">4.6</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.r.2"><b>10.15</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.referer.2">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.referer.3">C</a></li>
    51145115                  <li>representation&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.r.1">8</a></li>
    5115                   <li><em>REST</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.REST.1">3</a>, <a href="#REST"><b>14.2</b></a></li>
     5116                  <li><em>REST</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.REST.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#REST"><b>14.2</b></a></li>
    51165117                  <li>Retry-After header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.retry-after.1">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.retry-after.2">5.7.4</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.r.3"><b>10.16</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.retry-after.3">11.3</a></li>
    51175118                  <li><em>RFC1123</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.RFC1123.1">6.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.RFC1123.2">6.1</a>, <a href="#RFC1123"><b>14.2</b></a><ul>
    … …  
    51955196                     </ul>
    51965197                  </li>
    5197                   <li><em>RFC5789</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.RFC5789.1">3.2.5</a>, <a href="#RFC5789"><b>14.2</b></a></li>
     5198                  <li><em>RFC5789</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.RFC5789.1">3.3.5</a>, <a href="#RFC5789"><b>14.2</b></a></li>
    51985199                  <li><em>RFC5987</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.RFC5987.1">4.5</a>, <a href="#RFC5987"><b>14.2</b></a></li>
    51995200                  <li><em>RFC6151</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#RFC6151"><b>14.2</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.RFC6151.1">C</a></li>
    … …  
    52025203            </li>
    52035204            <li><a id="rfc.index.S" href="#rfc.index.S"><b>S</b></a><ul>
    5204                   <li>safe&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.s.1"><b>3.1.1</b></a></li>
     5205                  <li>safe&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.s.1"><b>3.2.1</b></a></li>
    52055206                  <li>selected representation&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.iref.s.43"><b>8.2</b></a></li>
    52065207                  <li>Server header field&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.header.server.1">4.7</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.s.44"><b>10.17</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.server.2">11.3</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.server.3">12.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.header.server.4">C</a></li>
    … …  
    52545255                     </ul>
    52555256                  </li>
     5257                  <li><em>status-308</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.status-308.1">5.5.7</a>, <a href="#status-308"><b>14.2</b></a></li>
    52565258               </ul>
    52575259            </li>
    52585260            <li><a id="rfc.index.T" href="#rfc.index.T"><b>T</b></a><ul>
    5259                   <li>TRACE method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.1">3</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.t.1"><b>3.2.7</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.2">10.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.3">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.4">12.1</a></li>
     5261                  <li>TRACE method&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.1">3.1</a>, <a href="#rfc.iref.t.1"><b>3.3.7</b></a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.2">10.14</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.3">11.1.2</a>, <a href="#rfc.xref.TRACE.4">12.1</a></li>
    52605262               </ul>
    52615263            </li>

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

    r1840 r1842  
    289289
    290290<section title="Request Methods" anchor="methods">
     291
     292<section title="Overview" anchor="method.overview">
    291293  <x:anchor-alias value="method"/>
    292294<t>
    … …  
    322324   standardized methods are defined in all-uppercase ASCII letters.
    323325</t>
    324 <texttable align="left" suppress-title="true" anchor="method.overview">
     326<texttable align="left" suppress-title="true" anchor="table.of.methods">
    325327   <ttcol>Method</ttcol>
    326328   <ttcol>Description</ttcol>
    … …  
    375377   with the <x:ref>405 (Method Not Allowed)</x:ref> status code.
    376378</t>
     379</section>
     380
    377381<section title="Common Method Properties" anchor="method.properties">
    378382
    … …  
    451455   able to read the server's response.  For example, if a client sends a PUT
    452456   request and the underlying connection is closed before any response is
    453    received, then it can establish a new connection and retry the request
    454    because it knows that repeating the request will have the same effect
    455    even if the original request succeeded.  Note, however, that repeated
    456    failures would indicate a problem within the server.
     457   received, then it can establish a new connection and retry the idempotent
     458   request because it knows that repeating the request will have the same
     459   effect even if the original request succeeded.  Note, however, that
     460   repeated failures would indicate a problem within the server.
    457461</t>
    458462</section>
    … …  
    466470   request.  GET and HEAD are defined to be cacheable.  In general, safe
    467471   methods that do not depend on a current or authoritative response are
    468    also cacheable, though the overwhelming majority of caches only support
     472   cacheable, though the overwhelming majority of caches only support
    469473   GET and HEAD. HTTP requirements for cache behavior and cacheable responses
    470474   are defined in &caching;.
    … …  
    17841788    that it does not allow rewriting the request method from POST to GET. This
    17851789    specification defines no equivalent counterpart for <x:ref>301 (Moved
    1786     Permanently)</x:ref> (<xref target="draft-reschke-http-status-308"/>,
     1790    Permanently)</x:ref> (<xref target="status-308"/>,
    17871791    however, defines the status code 308 (Permanent Redirect) for this purpose).
    17881792  </t>
    … …  
    50255029<references title="Informative References">
    50265030
    5027 <reference anchor="REST" target="http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm">
     5031<reference anchor="REST" target="http://roy.gbiv.com/pubs/dissertation/top.htm">
    50285032  <front>
    50295033    <title>Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures</title>
    50305034    <author initials="R.T." surname="Fielding" fullname="Roy T. Fielding">
    5031       <organization>Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Irvine</organization>
    5032     </author>
    5033     <date month="Sep" year="2000"/>
     5035    </author>
     5036    <date month="September" year="2000"/>
    50345037  </front>
     5038  <seriesInfo name='Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Irvine' value=''/>
    50355039</reference>
    50365040
    … …  
    53835387</reference>
    53845388
    5385 <reference anchor="draft-reschke-http-status-308">
     5389<reference anchor="status-308">
    53865390        <front>
    53875391    <title abbrev="HTTP Status Code 308">The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Status Code 308 (Permanent Redirect)</title>
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