Re: [jira] Created: (MODPYTHON-71) Support the HEAD method properly

[Jim Gallacher]

Nicolas Lehuen (JIRA) wrote:

Support the HEAD method properly
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         Key: MODPYTHON-71
         URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-71
     Project: mod_python
        Type: Bug

Versions: 3.1.4, 3.1.3, 2.7.10, 3.2.0 Reporter: Nicolas Lehuen

    Priority: Minor


RFC 2616, 9.4 HEAD :
8<---8<---8<---8<---8<---
 The HEAD method is identical to GET except that the server MUST NOT return
 a message-body in the response. The metainformation contained in the HTTP
 headers in response to a HEAD request SHOULD be identical to the
 information sent in response to a GET request.
8<---8<---8<---8<---8<---

Could we make sure that nothing is returned to the client ? Perhaps by making 
sure that req.write does nothing whenever the request method is HEAD ?

That makes sense. I wonder how other app servers deal with it?

Jim