It has been that way for a long time so I think it returns 401 for backwards compatibility.
You can override the forbidden view to return a 403 instead. I believe the docs mention this. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en.
