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Jon Moore commented on HTTPCLIENT-1353:
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I think it's important to note that HTTP/1.1bis is not really meant to
introduce protocol-level changes in RFC 2616 but rather to clarify the way it
is currently implemented and used. If you read the discussion on this issue
it's clear that this particular behavior (303 MUST NOT be cached) was an
unintentional bug. That said, RFC 2616 is quite clear and it's possible someone
has relied on this behavior.
The current patch would have the effect, I believe, of making a 303 only
cacheable if it was marked explicitly so with Cache-Control or Expires. I would
be supportive of this patch if it we could add some unit tests specifying and
verifying this new behavior for 303s. I'd also like to see a configuration
option that allows for this on an opt-in basis, at least until HTTP/1.1bis is
officially published.
@Oleg: would that address your concerns?
@James: would you be willing to update your patch in that way?
> 303 Redirects Should be Cacheable
> ---------------------------------
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> Key: HTTPCLIENT-1353
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1353
> Project: HttpComponents HttpClient
> Issue Type: Bug
> Affects Versions: 4.2.5
> Reporter: James Leigh
> Fix For: Future
>
> Attachments: HTTPCLIENT-1353.patch
>
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> The current HTTP draft indicates that 303 is actually cacheable after all, if
> indicated by the Cache-Control header.
> http://www.w3.org/Protocols/HTTP/1.1/rfc2616bis/draft-lafon-rfc2616bis-latest.html#rfc.issue.i70-cacheability-of-303
> org.apache.http.impl.client.cache.ResponseCachingPolicy should be changed so
> that 303 (See Other) is not included in the uncacheableStatuses.
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