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HTTPbis Working GroupJ. Reschke
Internet-Draftgreenbytes
Intended status: InformationalJuly 12, 2010
Expires: January 13, 2011 


Initial Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Method Registrations
draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-04

Abstract

This document registers those Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) methods which have been defined in standards-track RFCs before the IANA HTTP Method Registry was established.

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Table of Contents

1.  Introduction
2.  Security Considerations
3.  IANA Considerations
4.  Normative References
Appendix A.  Initial Registry Contents
Appendix B.  Change Log (to be removed by RFC Editor before publication)
    B.1.  Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-00
    B.2.  Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-01
    B.3.  Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-02
    B.4.  Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-03




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1.  Introduction

This document registers those Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) methods which have been defined in standards-track RFCs before the IANA HTTP Method Registry was established.



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2.  Security Considerations

There are no security considerations related to the registration itself.



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3.  IANA Considerations

Appendix A (Initial Registry Contents) provides initial registrations of HTTP method names for the IANA HTTP Method registry at http://www.iana.org/assignments/http-methods (see Section 2.1 of [draft‑ietf‑httpbis‑p2‑semantics] (Fielding, R., Ed., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Frystyk, H., Masinter, L., Leach, P., Berners-Lee, T., Lafon, Y., Ed., and J. Reschke, Ed., “HTTP/1.1, part 2: Message Semantics,” July 2010.)).



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4. Normative References

[RFC2068] Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Nielsen, H., and T. Berners-Lee, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1,” RFC 2068, January 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.
[RFC3648] Whitehead, J. and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Ordered Collections Protocol,” RFC 3648, December 2003.
[RFC3744] Clemm, G., Reschke, J., Sedlar, E., and J. Whitehead, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Access Control Protocol,” RFC 3744, May 2004.
[RFC4437] Whitehead, J., Clemm, G., and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Redirect Reference Resources,” RFC 4437, March 2006.
[RFC4791] Daboo, C., Desruisseaux, B., and L. Dusseault, “Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV),” RFC 4791, March 2007.
[RFC4918] Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” RFC 4918, June 2007.
[RFC5323] Reschke, J., Ed., Reddy, S., Davis, J., and A. Babich, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) SEARCH,” RFC 5323, November 2008.
[RFC5789] Dusseault, L. and J. Snell, “PATCH Method for HTTP,” RFC 5789, March 2010.
[RFC5842] Clemm, G., Crawford, J., Reschke, J., Ed., and J. Whitehead, “Binding Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” RFC 5842, April 2010.
[draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics] Fielding, R., Ed., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Frystyk, H., Masinter, L., Leach, P., Berners-Lee, T., Lafon, Y., Ed., and J. Reschke, Ed., “HTTP/1.1, part 2: Message Semantics,” draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-10 (work in progress), July 2010.


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Appendix A.  Initial Registry Contents

Method NameSafeReference
ACL no [RFC3744] (Clemm, G., Reschke, J., Sedlar, E., and J. Whitehead, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Access Control Protocol,” May 2004.), Section 8.1
BASELINE-CONTROL no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 12.6
BIND no [RFC5842] (Clemm, G., Crawford, J., Reschke, J., Ed., and J. Whitehead, “Binding Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” April 2010.), Section 4
CHECKIN no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 4.4 and [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 9.4
CHECKOUT no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 4.3 and [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 8.8
COPY no [RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.8
LABEL no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 8.2
LINK no [RFC2068] (Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Nielsen, H., and T. Berners-Lee, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1,” January 1997.), Section 19.6.1.2
LOCK no [RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.10
MERGE no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 11.2
MKACTIVITY no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 13.5
MKCALENDAR no [RFC4791] (Daboo, C., Desruisseaux, B., and L. Dusseault, “Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV (CalDAV),” March 2007.), Section 5.3.1
MKCOL no [RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.3
MKREDIRECTREF no [RFC4437] (Whitehead, J., Clemm, G., and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Redirect Reference Resources,” March 2006.), Section 6
MKWORKSPACE no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 6.3
MOVE no [RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.9
ORDERPATCH no [RFC3648] (Whitehead, J. and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Ordered Collections Protocol,” December 2003.), Section 7
PATCH no [RFC5789] (Dusseault, L. and J. Snell, “PATCH Method for HTTP,” March 2010.), Section 2
PROPFIND yes [RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.1
PROPPATCH no [RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.2
REBIND no [RFC5842] (Clemm, G., Crawford, J., Reschke, J., Ed., and J. Whitehead, “Binding Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” April 2010.), Section 6
REPORT yes [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 3.6
SEARCH yes [RFC5323] (Reschke, J., Ed., Reddy, S., Davis, J., and A. Babich, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) SEARCH,” November 2008.), Section 2
UNBIND no [RFC5842] (Clemm, G., Crawford, J., Reschke, J., Ed., and J. Whitehead, “Binding Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” April 2010.), Section 5
UNCHECKOUT no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 4.5
UNLINK no [RFC2068] (Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Nielsen, H., and T. Berners-Lee, “Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1,” January 1997.), Section 19.6.1.3
UNLOCK no [RFC4918] (Dusseault, L., Ed., “HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV),” June 2007.), Section 9.11
UPDATE no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 7.1
UPDATEREDIRECTREF no [RFC4437] (Whitehead, J., Clemm, G., and J. Reschke, Ed., “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Redirect Reference Resources,” March 2006.), Section 7
VERSION-CONTROL no [RFC3253] (Clemm, G., Amsden, J., Ellison, T., Kaler, C., and J. Whitehead, “Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning),” March 2002.), Section 3.5



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Appendix B.  Change Log (to be removed by RFC Editor before publication)



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B.1.  Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-00

Added SEARCH method (RFC 5323).



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B.2.  Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-01

Update draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics reference.



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B.3.  Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-02

Update draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics reference. PATCH is now defined in draft-dusseault-http-patch. BIND, UNBIND and REBIND are defined in draft-ietf-webdav-bind. Drop the "updates draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics" clause.



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B.4.  Since draft-ietf-httpbis-method-registrations-03

draft-dusseault-http-patch was published as RFC 5789. draft-ietf-webdav-bind was published as RFC 5842. Fix typo in MKACTIVITY entry. Update draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics reference. Fix change log section titles.



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Author's Address

  Julian F. Reschke
  greenbytes GmbH
  Hafenweg 16
  Muenster, NW 48155
  Germany
EMail:  julian.reschke@greenbytes.de
URI:  http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/