On Fri, 21 May 2010 10:47:38 -0700, Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> 
wrote:

>"Old data" is not a problem. Had he FTPed two minutes earlier he would have
>gotten "old" data. All data is "old" in that it may change at some point in
>the future. The "problem" is only if the user does a "preliminary" save --
>being cautious after having made half of his changes -- and you GET a
>version that was never intended to be integral.
>

I beg to differ.  Any data read prior to update would not be "old" data.  It 
is "current" data at that time.  Regardless of the validity of the data.

But once again, it's Friday.  :)

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