Wording to close out REDIRECTS issue.
Jim Gettys (jg@pa.dec.com)
Mon, 17 Nov 1997 09:11:07 -0800
This ended up becoming an editorial issue, but for completeness,
here's what I've put into the document.
- Jim
Old text:
10.3 Redirection 3xx
This class of status code indicates that further action needs to be taken
by the user agent in order to fulfill the request. The action required
MAY be carried out by the user agent without interaction with the user if
and only if the method used in the second request is GET or HEAD. A user
agent SHOULD NOT automatically redirect a request more than 5 times, since such
redirections usually indicate an infinite loop.
New text:
10.3 Redirection 3xx
This class of status code indicates that further action needs to be taken
by the user agent in order to fulfill the request. The action required
MAY be carried out by the user agent without interaction with the user if
and only if the method used in the second request is GET or HEAD. A client
SHOULD detect infinite redirection loops, since such loops generate
network traffic for each redirection.
Note: previous versions of this specification recommended a maximum of
five redirections. Application developers should be aware that there may
be clients that implement such a fixed limitation.