Re: ISSUE: Returning metainformation on a 201 (Created) response
Jim Gettys (jg@pa.dec.com)
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:23:46 -0700
a) I'm nervous about adding anything like this at this date. I'd be happier
with a separate RFC describing what should happen... This should have
been dealt with months ago.
b) 4) seems a gross hack to me, adding another HEAD class special case
to the protocol.
c) I suggest (described in a separate ID) a new header that conveys the
ETAG. This solves the race condition. To get any additional metadata
that might have changed, you'd perform a HEAD right after the PUT.
d) you should go see if the WEBDAV folks have worried about this case;
they are sloppy enough they may have missed it, but then again, they
may have found it and have another fix for it...
One person's opinion...,
- Jim