DATE-IF-MODIFIED
Jim Gettys (jg@pa.dec.com)
Fri, 5 Sep 1997 11:45:09 -0700
To close out this issue
(http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/Issues/#DATE_IF_MODIFIED), I suggest the
following note to be added to section 14.24 If-Modified-Since"
"Note: An HTTP client should expect that If-Modified-Since headers sent
for cache validation will be interpreted as
'If-Modification-date-does-not-match-exactly'. In other words, an HTTP client
should preserve all of the accuracy in the Last-Modified date, rather than
(perhaps) playing games based on the official semantics of If-Modified-Since."
Let me know if there are any complaints.
- Jim