Changeset 2086 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml

Timestamp:

05/01/13 08:56:48 (9 years ago)

Author:

fielding@…

Message:

Clarify that 405 is only for rejecting methods not supported by the target resource; addresses #146

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p1-messaging.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

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

@@ -1101 +1101 @@
    HTTP does not place a pre-defined limit on the length of a request-line.
    A server that receives a method longer than any that it implements
-   &SHOULD; respond with either a <x:ref>405 (Method Not Allowed)</x:ref>, if it is an origin
-   server, or a <x:ref>501 (Not Implemented)</x:ref> status code.
+   &SHOULD; respond with a <x:ref>501 (Not Implemented)</x:ref> status code.
    A server &MUST; be prepared to receive URIs of unbounded length and
    respond with the <x:ref>414 (URI Too Long)</x:ref> status code if the received
@@ -3923 +3922 @@
     <x:defines>4xx</x:defines>
     <x:defines>400 (Bad Request)</x:defines>
-    <x:defines>405 (Method Not Allowed)</x:defines>
     <x:defines>411 (Length Required)</x:defines>
     <x:defines>414 (URI Too Long)</x:defines>