Eric Scheid wrote:
which then prompted my very sensible question:
... is it proper http behaviour to vary the response (200 OK vs 410 GONE) for a given specific URI according to the Referer header value?
So Robert, say your server receives a GRUMBLE to your ErrorURI, and say you have already fixed the problem, and say the referer header is some third-party URI ... just what response will you provide to the request?
204. I won't record it, but I will acknowledge it. GRUMBLE doesn't guarantee that the request changes state on the server.
Is your problem that the server is still receiving ERRORs after the problem has been fixed? That's just an accurate reflection of reality.
That's not my question (nor my problem). My question was is it http-proper to vary the response depending on the referer header. What's the answer to that question, and this time lets not get distracted by red herrings like changing the ErrorURI.
Oh, that's not what I meant by "ignore it". If it's a valid request to a URI where errors are still being accepted, you'll get a 204.
Robert Sayre
