Independent Submission K. Murchison
Internet-Draft CMU
Updates: 3253, 4791, 4918, 5689, 6352, September 27, 2012
6578, 6638 (if approved)
Intended status: Standards Track
Expires: March 31, 2013
Use of the Prefer Header Field in Web Distributed Authoring and
Versioning (WebDAV)
draft-murchison-webdav-prefer-00
Abstract
This specification defines how the HTTP Prefer header can be used by
a WebDAV client to request that certain behaviors be implemented by a
server while constructing a response to a successful request.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Reducing WebDAV Response Verbosity with "return-minimal" . . . 3
2.1. Minimal PROPFIND Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1.1. Example: Typical PROPFIND request/response . . . . . . 4
2.1.2. Example: Minimal PROPFIND request/response . . . . . . 5
2.1.3. Example: Minimal PROPFIND request/response with an
empty DAV:propstat element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2. Minimal PROPPATCH Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2.1. Example: Typical PROPPATCH request/response . . . . . 7
2.2.2. Example: Minimal PROPPATCH request/response . . . . . 8
2.3. Minimal REPORT Response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3.1. Example: Typical REPORT request/response . . . . . . . 9
2.3.2. Example: Minimal REPORT request/response . . . . . . . 11
2.4. Minimal MKCALENDAR / MKCOL Response . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.4.1. Example: Verbose MKCOL request/response . . . . . . . 13
2.4.2. Example: Minimal MKCOL request/response . . . . . . . 14
3. Reducing WebDAV Round-Trips with "return-representation" . . . 14
3.1. Example: Typical resource creation and retrieval via
POST + GET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2. Example: Streamlined resource creation and retrieval
via POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4. The "depth-noroot" Processing Preference . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.1. Example: Typical PROPFIND request/response with Depth:1 . 19
4.2. Example: PROPFIND request/response with Depth:1 and
Prefer:depth-noroot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Appendix A. The Brief and Extended Depth Request Header Fields . 24
Appendix B. Open Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix C. Change Log (to be removed by RFC Editor before
publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
C.1. Since CalConnect XXIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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1. Introduction
[I-D.snell-http-prefer] defines the HTTP Prefer request header field
and the "return-minimal" preference which indicates that a client
wishes for the server to return a minimal response to a successful
request, but states that what constitutes an appropriate minimal
response is left solely to the discretion of the server. Section 2
of this specification defines precisely what is expected of a server
when constructing minimal responses to successful WebDAV [RFC4918]
requests.
[I-D.snell-http-prefer] also defines the "return-representaion"
preference which indicates that a client wishes for the server to
include an entity representing the current state of the resource in
the response to a successful request. The behavior of this
preference with WebDAV [RFC4918] requests needs no further
clarification, but Section 3 of this specification makes
recommendations on when it should be used by clients.
Finally, Section 4 of this specifcation defines the "depth-noroot"
preference that can be used with WebDAV [RFC4918] methods that
support the "Depth" header field..
1.1. Notational Conventions
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].
This document references XML elements types in the "DAV:" namespace
outside of the context of an XML fragment. When doing so, the string
"DAV:" will be prepended to the XML element type.
2. Reducing WebDAV Response Verbosity with "return-minimal"
Some payload bodies in responses to WebDAV [RFC4918] requests, such
as 207 (Multi-Status) [RFC4918] responses, can be quite verbose while
entire payload bodies included in some success responses can be
unnecessary at times. This specification defines how the Prefer
[I-D.snell-http-prefer] request header field, in conjunction with its
"return-minimal" preference, can be used by clients to reduce the
verbosity of such responses by requesting that the server omit those
portions of the response that can be inferred by their absence.
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2.1. Minimal PROPFIND Response
When a PROPFIND [RFC4918] method request contains a Prefer
[I-D.snell-http-prefer] header field with a preference of "return-
minimal", the server SHOULD omit all DAV:propstat XML elements
containing a DAV:status XML element of value 404 (Not Found)
[I-D.ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics] from the 207 (Multi-Status) [RFC4918]
response. If the omission of such a DAV:propstat element would
result in a DAV:response XML element containing zero DAV:propstat
elements, then the server MUST substitute a DAV:propstat element
consisting of an empty DAV:prop element and a DAV:status element of
value 200 (OK) [I-D.ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics] in its place.
2.1.1. Example: Typical PROPFIND request/response
>> Request <<
PROPFIND /container/ HTTP/1.1
Host: webdav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/container/
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
2.1.2. Example: Minimal PROPFIND request/response
>> Request <<
PROPFIND /container/ HTTP/1.1
Host: webdav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
Prefer: return-minimal
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/container/
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
2.1.3. Example: Minimal PROPFIND request/response with an empty DAV:
propstat element
>> Request <<
PROPFIND /container/ HTTP/1.1
Host: webdav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
Prefer: return-minimal
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/container/
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
2.2. Minimal PROPPATCH Response
When a PROPPATCH [RFC4918] request contains a Prefer
[I-D.snell-http-prefer] header field with a preference of "return-
minimal", and all instructions are processed successfully, the server
SHOULD return a 200 (OK) [I-D.ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics] response
with an empty (zero-length) message body instead of a 207 (Multi-
Status) [RFC4918] response.
2.2.1. Example: Typical PROPPATCH request/response
>> Request <<
PROPPATCH /container/ HTTP/1.1
Host: webdav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
My Container
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/container/
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
2.2.2. Example: Minimal PROPPATCH request/response
>> Request <<
PROPPATCH /container/ HTTP/1.1
Host: webdav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
Prefer: return-minimal
My Container
>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 0
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2.3. Minimal REPORT Response
When a REPORT method request, whose report type results in a 207
(Multi-Status) [RFC4918] response, contains a Prefer header field
with a preference of "return-minimal", the server SHOULD omit all
DAV:propstat XML elements containing a DAV:status XML element of
value 404 (Not Found) [I-D.ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics] from the 207
(Multi-Status) [RFC4918] response. If the omission of such a DAV:
propstat element would result in a DAV:response XML element
containing zero DAV:propstat elements, then the server MUST
substitute a DAV:propstat element consisting of an empty DAV:prop
element and a DAV:status element of value 200 (OK)
[I-D.ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics] in its place.
2.3.1. Example: Typical REPORT request/response
This example uses the CALDAV:calendar-multiget [RFC4791] REPORT type.
>> Request <<
REPORT /murch/work/ HTTP/1.1
Host: caldav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/murch/work/abc.ics
/murch/work/qrs.ics
/murch/work/xyz.ics
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/murch/work/abc.ics
"jahsd823ru"
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
/murch/work/qrs.ics
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
/murch/work/xyz.ics
"p08ulkj"
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
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2.3.2. Example: Minimal REPORT request/response
This example uses the CALDAV:calendar-multiget [RFC4791] REPORT type.
>> Request <<
REPORT /murch/work/ HTTP/1.1
Host: caldav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
Prefer: return-minimal
/murch/work/abc.ics
/murch/work/qrs.ics
/murch/work/xyz.ics
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/murch/work/abc.ics
"jahsd823ru"
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
/murch/work/qrs.ics
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
/murch/work/xyz.ics
"p08ulkj"
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
2.4. Minimal MKCALENDAR / MKCOL Response
Both the MKCALENDAR [RFC4791] and Extended MKCOL [RFC5689]
specifications indicate that a server MAY return a message body in
response to a successful request. This specification explicitly
defines the intended behavior in the presence of the Prefer
[I-D.snell-http-prefer] header field.
When a MKCALENDAR or an Extended MKCOL request contains a Prefer
header field with a preference of "return-minimal", and the
collection is created with all requested properties being set
successfully, the server SHOULD return a 201 (Created)
[I-D.ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics] response with an empty (zero-length)
message body.
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2.4.1. Example: Verbose MKCOL request/response
>> Request <<
MKCOL /container/ HTTP/1.1
Host: webdav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
My Container
>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Cache-Control: no-cache
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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2.4.2. Example: Minimal MKCOL request/response
>> Request <<
MKCOL /container/ HTTP/1.1
Host: webdav.example.com
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
Prefer: return-minimal
My Container
>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Cache-Control: no-cache
Content-Length: 0
3. Reducing WebDAV Round-Trips with "return-representation"
The PUT [RFC4918] and POST [RFC5689] methods can be used to create or
update a resource. In some instances, such as with CalDAV Scheduling
[RFC6638], the created or updated resource representation may differ
from the representation sent in the body of the request. In cases
where the client would normally issue a subsquent GET request to
retrieve the current representation of the resource, the client
SHOULD instead include a Prefer header field with the "return-
representation" preference in the PUT or POST request. By doing
this, the client can coalesce the create/update and retrieve
operations into one round-trip rather than two.
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3.1. Example: Typical resource creation and retrieval via POST + GET
>> Request <<
POST /murch/work;add-member/ HTTP/1.1
Host: caldav.example.com
Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Example Corp.//CalDAV Client//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CD87465FA
SEQUENCE:0
DTSTAMP:20120602T185254Z
DTSTART:20120602T160000Z
DTEND:20120602T170000Z
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Lunch
ORGANIZER;CN="Ken Murchison":mailto:murch@example.com
ATTENDEE;CN="Ken Murchison";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED:
mailto:murch@example.com
ATTENDEE;CN="John Doe";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT
=NEEDS-ACTION;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:jdoe@
example.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: http://caldav.example.com/murch/work/abc.ics
Content-Length: 0
ETag: "nahduyejc"
Schedule-Tag: "jfd84hgbcn"
>> Request <<
GET /murch/work/abc.ics HTTP/1.1
Host: caldav.example.com
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
ETag: "nahduyejc"
Schedule-Tag: "jfd84hgbcn"
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Example Corp.//CalDAV Server//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CD87465FA
SEQUENCE:0
DTSTAMP:20120602T185300Z
DTSTART:20120602T160000Z
DTEND:20120602T170000Z
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Lunch
ORGANIZER;CN="Ken Murchison":mailto:murch@example.com
ATTENDEE;CN="Ken Murchison";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED:
mailto:murch@example.com
ATTENDEE;CN="John Doe";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT
=NEEDS-ACTION;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE;SCHEDULE-STATUS=
1.2:mailto:jdoe@example.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
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3.2. Example: Streamlined resource creation and retrieval via POST
>> Request <<
POST /murch/work;add-member/ HTTP/1.1
Host: caldav.example.com
Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
Prefer: return-representation
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Example Corp.//CalDAV Client//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CD87465FA
SEQUENCE:0
DTSTAMP:20120602T185254Z
DTSTART:20120602T160000Z
DTEND:20120602T170000Z
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Lunch
ORGANIZER;CN="Ken Murchison":mailto:murch@example.com
ATTENDEE;CN="Ken Murchison";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED:
mailto:murch@example.com
ATTENDEE;CN="John Doe";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT
=NEEDS-ACTION;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE:mailto:jdoe@
example.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: http://caldav.example.com/murch/work/abc.ics
Content-Type: text/calendar; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
ETag: "nahduyejc"
Schedule-Tag: "jfd84hgbcn"
BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Example Corp.//CalDAV Server//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CD87465FA
SEQUENCE:0
DTSTAMP:20120602T185300Z
DTSTART:20120602T160000Z
DTEND:20120602T170000Z
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:Lunch
ORGANIZER;CN="Ken Murchison":mailto:murch@example.com
ATTENDEE;CN="Ken Murchison";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED:
mailto:murch@example.com
ATTENDEE;CN="John Doe";CUTYPE=INDIVIDUAL;PARTSTAT
=NEEDS-ACTION;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;RSVP=TRUE;SCHEDULE-STATUS=
1.2:mailto:jdoe@example.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
4. The "depth-noroot" Processing Preference
The "depth-noroot" preference indicates that the client wishes for
the server to exclude the target (root) resource from processing by
the WebDAV method and only apply the WebDAV method to the target
resource's subordinate resources.
depth-noroot = "depth-noroot"
This preference is only intended to be used with WebDAV methods whose
definitions explicitly provide support for the Depth [RFC4918] header
field. Furthermore, this preference only applies when the Depth
header field has a value of "1" or "infinity" (either implicitly or
explicitly).
The "depth-noroot" preference MAY be used in conjunction with the
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"return-minimal" preference in a single request.
4.1. Example: Typical PROPFIND request/response with Depth:1
>> Request <<
PROPFIND /murch/ HTTP/1.1
Host: dav.example.com
Content-Type: text/xml
Content-Length: xxx
Depth: 1
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/murch/
http://example.com/ns/sync/2216-2
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
/murch/work/
http://example.com/ns/sync/2136-34
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
/murch/home/
http://example.com/ns/sync/2141-19
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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4.2. Example: PROPFIND request/response with Depth:1 and Prefer:depth-
noroot
>> Request <<
PROPFIND /murch/ HTTP/1.1
Host: dav.example.com
Content-Type: text/xml
Content-Length: xxx
Depth: 1
Prefer: depth-noroot
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>> Response <<
HTTP/1.1 207 Multi-Status
Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8
Content-Length: xxxx
/murch/work/
http://example.com/ns/sync/2136-34
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
/murch/home/
http://example.com/ns/sync/2141-19
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
5. Security Considerations
No new security considerations are introduced by use of the Prefer
header field with WebDAV request methods, beyond those discussed in
[I-D.snell-http-prefer] and those already inherent in those methods.
6. IANA Considerations
The following preference is to be added to the Preferences Registry
defined in [I-D.snell-http-prefer].
o Preference: depth-noroot
o Description: The "depth-noroot" preference indicates that the
client wishes for the server to exclude the target (root) resource
from processing by the WebDAV method and only apply the WebDAV
method to the target resource's subordinate resources.
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o Reference: Section 4
o Notes: This preference is only intended to be used with WebDAV
methods whose definitions explicitly provide support for the
"Depth" [RFC4918] header field. Furthermore, this preference only
applies when the "Depth" header field has a value of "1" or
"infinity" (either implicitly or explicitly).
7. Acknowledgements
The author would like to thank the following individuals for
contributing their ideas and support for writing this specification:
Cyrus Daboo, Helge Hess, Andrew McMillan, and Arnaud Quillaud.
The author would also like to thank the Calendaring and Scheduling
Consortium for advice with this specification, and for organizing
interoperability testing events to help refine it.
8. References
8.1. Normative References
[I-D.ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics]
Fielding, R., Lafon, Y., and J. Reschke, "HTTP/1.1, part
2: Semantics and Payloads",
draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-20 (work in progress),
July 2012.
[I-D.snell-http-prefer]
Snell, J., "Prefer Header for HTTP",
draft-snell-http-prefer-14 (work in progress),
August 2012.
[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[RFC3253] Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J.
Whitehead, "Versioning Extensions to WebDAV
(Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning)", RFC 3253,
March 2002.
[RFC4918] Dusseault, L., "HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed
Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)", RFC 4918, June 2007.
[RFC5689] Daboo, C., "Extended MKCOL for Web Distributed Authoring
and Versioning (WebDAV)", RFC 5689, September 2009.
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[RFC5995] Reschke, J., "Using POST to Add Members to Web Distributed
Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Collections", RFC 5995,
September 2010.
8.2. Informative References
[MSDN.aa493854]
Microsoft Developer Network, "PROPPATCH Method",
June 2006.
[MSDN.aa563501]
Microsoft Developer Network, "Brief Header", June 2006.
[MSDN.aa563950]
Microsoft Developer Network, "Depth Header", June 2006.
[MSDN.aa580336]
Microsoft Developer Network, "PROPFIND Method", June 2006.
[RFC4791] Daboo, C., Desruisseaux, B., and L. Dusseault,
"Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV)", RFC 4791,
March 2007.
[RFC6578] Daboo, C. and A. Quillaud, "Collection Synchronization for
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)",
RFC 6578, March 2012.
[RFC6638] Daboo, C. and B. Desruisseaux, "Scheduling Extensions to
CalDAV", RFC 6638, June 2012.
Appendix A. The Brief and Extended Depth Request Header Fields
This document is based heavily on the Brief [MSDN.aa563501] and
extended Depth [MSDN.aa563950] request header fields. The behaviors
described in Section 2.1 and Section 2.2 are identical to those
provided by the Brief header field when used with the PROPFIND
[MSDN.aa580336] and PROPPATCH [MSDN.aa493854] methods respectively.
The behavior described in Section 4 is identical to that provided by
the "1,noroot" [MSDN.aa563950] and "infinity,noroot" [MSDN.aa563950]
Depth header field values.
Authors are encouraged to implement the Brief header field
functionality in conjunction with this specification to further
promote interoperability with products that use the Brief header
field exclusively.
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Appendix B. Open Issues
o Have we settled on the proper server behavior when "return-
minimal" would result in zero DAV:propstat elements?
o Are there any other use cases for "return-minimal" and/or "return-
representation" that we should document (COPY/MOVE, versioning
extensions)?
Appendix C. Change Log (to be removed by RFC Editor before publication)
C.1. Since CalConnect XXIV
o Updated references.
o Stated that "depth-noroot" can be used in conjuction with "return-
minimal".
o Added text mentioning that "depth-noroot" is based on the MSDN
"1,noroot" and "infinity,noroot" Depth header values.
o The server behavior required when "return-minimal" would result in
zero DAV:propstat elements has been changed
from:
/container/
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
to the slightly more verbose:
/container/
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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Author's Address
Kenneth Murchison
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
US
Email: murch@andrew.cmu.edu
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