Changeset 198 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

Timestamp:

05/02/08 02:45:26 (13 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

Clarify that a client SHOULD ignore the Reason Phrase; related to #57.

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• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml (modified) (1 diff)

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

@@ -1807 +1807 @@
    The Status-Code element is a 3-digit integer result code of the
    attempt to understand and satisfy the request. These codes are fully
-   defined in &status-codes;. The Reason-Phrase is intended to give a short
-   textual description of the Status-Code. The Status-Code is intended
-   for use by automata and the Reason-Phrase is intended for the human
-   user. The client is not required to examine or display the Reason-Phrase.
+   defined in &status-codes;.  The Reason Phrase exists for the sole
+   purpose of providing a textual description associated with the numeric
+   status code, out of deference to earlier Internet application protocols
+   that were more frequently used with interactive text clients.
+   A client &SHOULD; ignore the content of the Reason Phrase.
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