Re: Why MD5 Headers are Imperative

On 8/17/06, Eric J. Bowman <eric-MkmoNbc1SAncr/OS1auqaA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here's the logical fallacy in the APP:
>
> "Once  a  resource  has  been  created  and  its  URI  is  known,  that  URI  can be 
>  used  to  retrieve,  update,  and  delete  the  resource. "
>
> This asserts that the edit representation MUST be identical to the _resource_
> and this is where you guys just lose me!  The Member URI may be used to update 
> and delete the resource, but it will only ever retrieve a
> _representation_ of the resource.

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means  what you think it
means." [1]

Please read for a good overview of what resource, representation, and URI mean:

 http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-webarch-20041215/#id-resources


[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/quotes

  -joe

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