On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 08:40 +0200, Jeroen van Bemmel wrote:
> Wouldn't a 6xx class response be better? Since the UAS can determine that it 
> will fail globally, perhaps a 606 (Not Acceptable, global equivalent of a 
> 488) would be better?

That's a fascinating idea...  I have always had a violent dislike of the
6xx responses (as one of those means that the UA is speaking for the
entire universe of UAs that might be receiving forks of the call).  But
if the request body violates the applicable standards, the UA could
determine that no UA should accept the request.  So it is sensible to
give a 6xx response in this situation.

But I think that using a 4xx would still be preferable, because the UA
might be mistaken in its judgment about the request body, or the
requester might intend the request for a UA that would accept the out-
of-specification request body.

What do you think?

Dale

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