> > Hi > > > > I saw that requesting a copy over an existing > > collection with overwrite flag set to true > > deletes the overwritten collection before copying. > > > > I would like to know if this behavior is specified > > by webdav specifications or if it is a Slide design > > choice. > > The spec says it has to be done that way ($8.8.4). > > Remy
Remy is right, RFC2518 does state that -- but the concensus I last saw on th elist is that the behavior should be changed to not DELETE the destination of a COPY. See the "OVERWRITE_DELETE_ALL_TOO_STRONG" issue on the WebDAV issues list. Note that there are a number of issues that have been discussed (and some resolved), including, for example, lock null resources and XML namespace handling. Regards, Tim
