Changeset 2374 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

Timestamp:

12/09/13 02:41:13 (9 years ago)

Author:

mnot@…

Message:

Adjust text for method cacheability, as per #470

File:

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

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

@@ -1267 +1267 @@
 <iref item="cacheable" primary="true"/>
 <t>
-   Request methods are considered
-   "<x:dfn anchor="cacheable">cacheable</x:dfn>" if it is possible and useful
-   to answer a current client request with a stored response from a prior
-   request.  GET and HEAD are defined to be cacheable.  In general, safe
-   methods that do not depend on a current or authoritative response are
-   cacheable, though the overwhelming majority of caches only support
-   GET and HEAD. HTTP requirements for cache behavior and cacheable responses
-   are defined in &caching;.
+   Request methods can be defined as "<x:dfn
+   anchor="cacheable">cacheable</x:dfn>" to indicate that responses to them are
+   allowed to be stored for future reuse; for specific requirements see
+   &caching;. In general, safe methods that do not depend on a current or
+   authoritative response are defined as cacheable; this specification defines
+   GET, HEAD and POST as cacheable, although the overwhelming majority of 
+   cache implementations only support GET and HEAD.
 </t>
 </section>